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My Hands (Are Tied)

from Six Songs from Insomnia by shinkawasaki

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Is it in my head that life has left me hollow
Is it in my bread that has crippled me to the core
Why's it always me who gets just so much to swallow
Why’s it always me to lose when I can lose no more

It isn't the sunrise drives me mad every morning
It isn't that dreams keep me up and awake every night
Was is that I’ve seen but missed all the early warnings
Was it that I’ve been so wrong but so sure I was right

Birds will fly where I can’t go
Words won't die at the mouth I foam
Eyes don't cry but my hands may show
Soul is dry but I can't call home

I can hear the heartache yielding to the silence
As it clears the start of the beating of their drums
I wonder how you smile at the scene of a crime in compliance
As we’ve been defiled by the seeds of what’s to come

Birds will fly where I can’t go
Words won't die at the mouth I foam
Eyes don't cry but my hands may show
Soul is dry but I can't call home
Hands are tied they won’t let go
The land of lies where I call home

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from Six Songs from Insomnia, released February 2, 2020
Channing Cook Holmes on Drums
Kyle O'Donnell on Soprano saxophone

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Interpreter of sound, language and culture. Supporting 2024 Northern Japan Earthquake Fund thru proceeds.

音と言語と文化の通翻訳者。Bandcamp上の収益の全てを令和6年能登半島地震緊急支援基金に寄付しています。

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