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Hand Cannot Erase Lyrics

Together we have this love
Even so it's not enough
Bruised and burned we won't lose heart
And just because life gets hard

Writing lying e-mails to our friends back home
Feeling guilty if we sometimes wanna be alone

Hand cannot erase this love
Hand cannot erase this love

And a love like this makes us strong
We laugh it off if things go wrong
It's not you, forgive me if i find i need more space
Cause trust means we don't have to be together everyday

Hand cannot erase this love
Hand cannot erase this love

Hand cannot erase this love
Hand cannot erase this love
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Cover art for Hand Cannot Erase lyrics by Steven Wilson

*Lying emails

@Ozymandias25 I was thinking more along the lines of an abusive relationship. The hand represents the abuse, whether it's literally physical or not. Assuming gender norms and the female subject of the album, it's likely concerning her and a Stockholm-Syndrome-like complex that many develop in abusive relationship, accepting and justifying the abuse as just a part of the relationship. The literal e-mails home are saying, "everything is great!" Clearly, it's not.

@Ozymandias25 Wow never thought of that. I've though it was just her reminiscing about a past relationship but your interpretation does make sense. It'll change my thoughts about the story for sure. Thanks.

 
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