24. W.A.S.P. - Keep Holding On

W.A.S.P.의 Keep Holding On입니다.1995년 6집 Still Not Black Enough에 수록되어있습니다.

얘네는 보컬&베이스&리더인 Blackie Lawless가 독특한 놈인데요. 집착에 가까운 성적인 가사가 자주 등장합니다. 밴드명이 'White Anglo-Saxon Perverts'(백인 성도착자) 아니냐는 비아냥을 듣기도 했다네요.

라이브 공연 때는 해골에 피를 담아마시는 퍼포먼스도 보였다고 하네요. 특히 기독교에 대한 비판이 많은 듯. 어디서 봤는데 자본에 의해 운영되고 있는 현대의 교회에 대해 비판하기도 했다네요. 이런 정신은 후에 Marilyn Manson 등 후배 밴드들에게 계승됩니다.

그만큼 사회비판적이고 반항적이고 양아치 같은 Blackie Lawless가 Keep Holding On 같은 애절한 노래도 만들다니 참 아이러니하네요. 그래도 노래가 좋은거 보면 대단.

Your sad eyes never told me
No paradise, here for the lonely
But I hold on, half a heart here in my hands
Been so long, would you know me
Who's holding you, who's gonna hold me
If you want me, then I'll be your man

And I keep holding on
Holding on till you come back to me
And I keep holding on
Holding on till you run to me
Can you take me to heaven
Show me the way cause I'm no angel
I'm lost and
Can I hold you one more time
I guess me holding you was holding you down

WIll I have your memory
Or will your memory have me
I don't know, only time
Knows if I'll ever know peace of mind
Only time knows if you're mine, if you're mine

And I keep holding on
Holding on till you come back to me
And I keep holding on
Holding on till you run to me
All I can hold is a shadow of a heart that's gone
And left me shattered
I'm lost and
Can I hold you one more time
I guess me holding you
Was holding you down
I guess me holding you
Was holding you down
I guess me holding you
Was holding you down