“Pick apart all of the pieces while I’m running out of time,” laments Luke Hemmings. 5 Seconds of Summer’s latest entry “Take My Hand” details life’s relentless march, a theme rearranged through a heartbroken lens. If anything, loss makes you feel things on a more microscopic lens, each second and minute unraveling like eternity. “Don’t you ever let go,” Hemmings pleads. He calls for your hand, as a way to cope and confront his own dire need for peace within himself. It’s a simple act but one which could save his life.
Listen to “Take My Hand” below.