Lyric discussion by girlintheyellowcoat 

Cover art for Fingertips lyrics by Emilíana Torrini

oh, and the "round and round" could be referring to her fingerprints, the swirling patterns, each of them unique.

On the surface it would SEEM she is singing about masturbation but I don't think that is the case whatsoever. She is singing about the Universal Laws... I am talking Quantum Physics & Metaphysics here.... Everything that exists is Vibrational Energy and that everything is connected to the same source energy which is Infinite Love and Consciousness. Everything is infinite love on the highest vibration of its being, and that emotions of Guilt, Shame, Fear, ect take us away from what we all really are...... All these metaphors totally are in line with this. Even look...