My hand are shaking
From carrying this torch
From carrying this torch for you

My lips are bleeding
From kissing you goodbye
From kissing you goodbye every night

My sheets are tearing
From sleeping in too long
From sleeping in too long with you

My hands are shaking
From carrying this torch
From carrying this torch for you

My head is where
It's always been
If only I'd know where

My feet can't stand
That ground no more
It seems that I don't care

My hands are shaking
From carrying this torch
From carrying this torch for you

My lips are bleeding
From kissing you goodbye
From kissing you goodbye every night

My heart is pounding
Yes, yes, yes
My mind just second guess

My love is so
Articulate
But I am such a mess

My hands are shaking
From carrying this torch
From carrying this torch for you

My lips are bleeding
From kissing you goodbye
From kissing you goodbye
It's all that I do

My sheets are tearing
From sleeping in too long
From sleeping in too long with you

My hands are shaking
From carrying this torch
From carrying this torch for you



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My Hands Are Shaking Lyrics as written by Sondre Lerche Vaular Sondre Lerche

Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company

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  • +1
    General Comment

    ahhh do i love this song. i first heard it in dan in real life..ahh sondre was perfect for that movie. :D

    princessKATIEon December 23, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I really like the feeling this song creates. Maybe a happy break up song?

    weezerific:cutleryon November 09, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    my love is so articulate but i am such a mess.

    i love sondre!!

    blueeyedon December 03, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i think that it's:

    My head is where it's always been if only I knew where

    mono.juanoon January 09, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I think the lyrics actually are

    My hand are shakin From carryin this torch From carryin this torch for you

    My lips are bleeding From kissin you goodbye From kissin you goodbye every night

    My sheets are tearin From sleepin in too long From sleepin in too long with you

    My hands are shakin From carryin this torch From carryin this torch for you

    My head is where It's always been If only I knew where

    My feet can't stand their ground no more It seems that I don't care

    My hands are shakin From carryin this torch From carryin this torch for you

    My lips are bleedin From kissin you goodbye From kissin you goodbye every night

    My heart is poundin yes yes yes My mind just second guess My love is so articulate But I am such a mess

    My hands are shakin From carryin this torch From carryin this torch for you

    My lips are bleedin From kissin you good night Oh kissin you goodbye It's all that I do

    My sheets are tearin From sleepin in too long From sleepin in too long with you

    My hands are shakin From carryin this torch From carryin this torch for you

    YellowBird89on February 12, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    great song

    afloresdbon March 31, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    My feet can't stand their ground no more It seems that I don't care

    ~The lyrics that seem to articulate my life like none other!~ beautiful!

    metnvayapnon December 29, 2009   Link
  • 0
    My Interpretation

    It's a wonderful sound. I love the whole sound and feel of it. And of course the lyrics. I do think it's about a break up, but that won't quite end?

    Donna H.on January 11, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    What I meant, was: it's a wonderful song, obviously. But it seems to me that it's about a relationship that doesn't quite want to end. (my lips are bleeding from kissing you goobye, kissing you goodbye every night). And he's hurting and isn't able to "stand his ground" to the point where it SEEMS he doesn't care.

    But still he wants to be with her (my heart is pounding, yes, yes, yes), but he doesn't think it's right (my mind just second guess).

    I'm unsure about the whole "my love is so articulate, i am such a mess" line. It sounds so beautiful, but I'm not sure what he means. Maybe that his love, in his heart, is very articulate and he knows exactly what he feels and what he wants, but himself is a mess, and can't say or show it properly?

    Maybe I'm portraying too much of my own emotions and experiences into this. Either way it's a wonderful song.

    Donna H.on January 11, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning

    I remember watching breaking bad... then listening to this song after... Seems like a perfect fit for a meth/drug addict.

    No? Torch could be the lighter. Those pipes mess you up: lips bleed, your hands shake... I seen addicts literally sleep when their down for days and the sheets literally tear. But they still do it....

    Maybe I'm way off but it works to me.

    Josh88mon January 29, 2015   Link

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