Phish.net > Lyrics > misc verbs > Hold
There are 33 instances of the verb "hold", in 23 Phish originals (9.1% of indexed originals).Phish sang it live first on 9/12/88 in Esther, and at least 2,298 times since.
| 1st instance per song, in Context | Song Title | Position | First |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will you hold it open | Anything But Me | 80 of 172 | 1/4/03 |
| For when my hand was holding hers | Bouncing Around The Room | 32 of 276 | 1/20/90 |
| That I hold in my pail as we speak (+2) | Esther | 106 of 582 | 9/12/88 |
| can hold you there too long (+1) | Evening Song | 107 of 157 | 12/28/19 |
| of holding forth from singing words | Fikus | 50 of 76 | 7/2/98 |
| and holding them against my throat | Guyute | 36 of 103 | 10/7/94 |
| Hold the times that I brought to light (+3) | Halfway to the Moon | 24 of 185 | 6/19/10 |
| We can hold it (ooh) | Love is What We Are | 97 of 169 | 7/14/17 |
| I try to hold on | Mercury | 95 of 340 | 7/22/15 |
| The devious gelatin holding me fast | NICU | 15 of 306 | 3/6/92 |
| But if you hold a mirror | No Men in No Man's Land | 137 of 193 | 7/21/15 |
| Hold tight, don't bite, it's OK (+1) | NO2 | 48 of 142 | 6/25/94 |
| And held a piece of paper to my tender nip | Punch You in the Eye | 93 of 316 | 8/17/89 |
| he holds your prison's only key | Steam | 181 of 280 | 6/4/11 |
| Hold the wheel read the sign (+2) | Strange Design | 34 of 180 | 5/16/95 |
| And holds out lessons left untaught (+3) | Talk | 19 of 113 | 8/5/96 |
| Jimmy holds the Tannis root | The Squirming Coil | 72 of 145 | 1/20/90 |
| I couldn't do nothing but hold it and stare | Thread | 22 of 260 | 7/16/17 |
| And the mirror holds your nightmare | Tide Turns | 83 of 213 | 6/29/16 |
| I can hold my breath for a minute or so | Twenty Years Later | 3 of 297 | 6/5/09 |
| But I'm holding on | Waiting all Night | 55 of 95 | 10/31/13 |
Phish.net
The Mockingbird Foundation