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| |first = [[Concert 1981-03-01 St. Austell|March 1, 1981, St. Austell, England]] | | |first = [[Concert 1981-03-01 St. Austell|March 1, 1981, St. Austell, England]] |
| |last = [[Concert 2016-11-07 New York|November 7, 2016, New York, NY]] | | |last = [[Concert 2023-02-19 New York|February 19, 2023, New York, NY]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 13 May 2024
I've been talking to the wall and it's been answering me
Oh darling, how I miss you
I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness
I crave the silhouette of your kiss
With only the blue light of the TV on
Lip-reading threats and false alarms
There's a boy somewhere holding hands with himself
And a girl in a window on the Reeperbahn
Chorus:
Whenever I put my foot in my mouth and you begin to doubt
That it's you that I'm dreaming about
Do I have to draw you a diagram?
All I ever want is just to fall into your human hands
With the kings and queens of the dance hall craze
Checkmate in three moves in your heyday
But the girls don't listen to your line anymore
Now you're part of someone else
On the factory floor you still say "Wheres the action?"
Now you manufacture happiness
And get sold on the cheap for someone's satisfaction
(Chorus)
All you toy soldiers and scaremongers
Are you living in this world, sometimes I wonder
In between saying you've seen too much
And saying you've seen it all before
Tighter and tighter, I hold you tightly
You know I love you more than slightly
Although I've never said it like this before
(Chorus)
Human Hands (Early Version) lyrics
There’s nobody firmly between these sheets
Oh darling, how I miss you
I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness
I crave the silhouette of your kiss
With only the blue light of the TV on
Lip-reading threats and false alarms
There's a boy somewhere holding hands with himself
And a girl in a window on the Reeperbahn
Chorus:
If ever the money runs out or the drugs wear off
And you start to doubt the arsehole friends
All I ever want is just to fall into your human hands
With the kings and queens of the dance hall craze
Checkmate in three moves in your heyday
But the girls don't listen to your line anymore
Now you're part of someone else
On the factory floor you still say "Wheres the action?"
Now you manufacture happiness
And get sold on the cheap for someone's satisfaction
(Chorus)
All you toy soldiers and scaremongers
I can already remember when you were younger
In between saying you've seen too much
And saying you've seen it all before
Tighter and tighter, I hold you tightly
You know I love you more than slightly
Although I've never said it like this before
(Chorus)
All I ever want is just to fall into your human hands
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Covers
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Sondre Lerche
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performed live, 2006-2007
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2007
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YouTube
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Sondre Lerche
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performed live, 2017-04-15, Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
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2017
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YouTube
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