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Empty Hands Lyrics
Yeah
Yeah
I was given these hands
I can make a fist with them
But can't understand
How to get a grip with all these people around
Nothing seems to stick with them
They're getting me down, and I pin them insensitive
And they ask me to lend them a hand
I put it out but then they turn my hand down
Oh, why do I take these things around my little empty hands, hands?
My empty, empty hands, hands
I was given this heart, I help with it stopping
But I can't help it start
Start by just agreeing with the people at large
Are they so unappealing, oh
They're just not that smart
And sometimes it's endearing
But now when I ask them to lend me a hand
And they just look down at me like I'm some hand-me-down gown
Oh, why do I take these things around my little empty hands, hands?
My empty, empty hands
I was given these eyes, I can't see the truth
But I can feel the lies falling through the roof
They're making piles and piles, and after I deduce
I'd say that lies aren't my style
So it's safe to assume that if I ask just if you'd kindly lend me a hand
You might just say that you do, but really not give a damn, damn, damn, yeah
Oh, why do I take these things around my little empty
Why do I take these things around my little empty
Why do I take these things around my little empty hands, hands?
My empty, empty hands, hands
My empty, empty hands, ahhhhh
Yeah
Yeah
I can make a fist with them
But can't understand
How to get a grip with all these people around
Nothing seems to stick with them
They're getting me down, and I pin them insensitive
And they ask me to lend them a hand
I put it out but then they turn my hand down
My empty, empty hands, hands
But I can't help it start
Start by just agreeing with the people at large
Are they so unappealing, oh
They're just not that smart
And sometimes it's endearing
But now when I ask them to lend me a hand
And they just look down at me like I'm some hand-me-down gown
My empty, empty hands
But I can feel the lies falling through the roof
They're making piles and piles, and after I deduce
I'd say that lies aren't my style
So it's safe to assume that if I ask just if you'd kindly lend me a hand
You might just say that you do, but really not give a damn, damn, damn, yeah
Why do I take these things around my little empty
Why do I take these things around my little empty hands, hands?
My empty, empty hands, hands
My empty, empty hands, ahhhhh
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Speaks of a man who has not much to offer. He tries to help people but they turn him down because they don't need him they need what he has (but he has empty hands). But when he ask for help people see him as pathetic and a lost cause. He feels people lie and act as they are a good friend but don't end up making it any easier on him. Why is he given anything (hands, heart, eyes) when he doesn't know how to use them?