Handy-Man

My friend thinks it's about a male stripper. Makes sense. Guys dress up play the role and wear thongs. Super work.

I really thought it was about homosexual lovers, variety people. Variety, oh and the male stripper idea is good also.

Haha...I always thought this song was about desiring a "handy-man", as someone who would come in and fix your problems (the way some people long for others: "they will fix me", "they will fix this for me")

However, male stripper makes perfect sense if we want to take "I laid my love in your hands"

It's hard to tell wtf is up with the gender politics, considering that all the vocals are done by Karin, the female member of the band, and she is just emulating the voice of a man through effects.

It's an easy one, this is just The Knife's 'gay disco anthem' song. Why not?! :-)

Jesus was a carpenter so handy-man could be referring to a christ-like figure. The singer met someone that they put on a pedestal and the person they put on a pedestal also claimed to be god-like when in reality they are not so the singer was lied to is disappointed and is mocking the false god.

This song really sucks.