His Hands
Janis Ian"His Hands" is a song by Janis Ian, released in 1993 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:09 long and contains 44 lines and 270 words.
Lyrics
0:18His hands were made of lightning
0:23His fingers were the wind
0:28They reached into my heart
0:31And let me love again
0:38His touch was made for pleasure
0:43So good it seemed a sin
0:48Stroking my soul keeping me whole
0:53Till I gave myself to him
0:58His hands they never hit me sober
1:08His hands they never marked my face
1:19I would rather be blind
1:20Than see him treat me that way
1:24I would rather be deaf
1:25Than hear that sound like a pistol cracking
1:30As the spirit breaks
1:33And loves comes tumbling down
1:46He learned it from his father
1:51And from his father's wife
1:56He learned from the preacher
1:58Who told her they were married for life
2:06And if I'd had his children
2:11They might have learned from me
2:16I finally ran when I saw that his hands
2:21Would sign that legacy
2:27He said I've broken stallions
2:32I've broken mares too
2:37Given time and the right frame of mind
2:42I swear I'll break you
2:46So come on you pretty women
2:52Who think that you're too smart
2:57And learn from one who loved a damaged heart
3:06There are some things you can gamble
3:12There are some things you can change
3:17But you can't change a man with the law in his hand
3:22It's like trying to drown the rain
3:27His hands would never hit me sober
3:37His hands would never mark my face
3:48They would rather be blind
3:49Then to treat me that way
3:53They would rather be deaf
3:54Than to hear that sound like a pistol cracking
3:59As the spirit breaks
4:02And love comes tumblin' down
4:09Tumblin' down tumblin' down
His hands were made of lightning His fingers were the wind They reached into my heart And let me love again His touch was made for pleasure So good it seemed a sin Stroking my soul keeping me whole Till I gave myself to him His hands they never hit me sober His hands they never marked my face I would rather be blind Than see him treat me that way I would rather be deaf Than hear that sound like a pistol cracking As the spirit breaks And loves comes tumbling down He learned it from his father And from his father's wife He learned from the preacher Who told her they were married for life And if I'd had his children They might have learned from me I finally ran when I saw that his hands Would sign that legacy He said I've broken stallions I've broken mares too Given time and the right frame of mind I swear I'll break you So come on you pretty women Who think that you're too smart And learn from one who loved a damaged heart There are some things you can gamble There are some things you can change But you can't change a man with the law in his hand It's like trying to drown the rain His hands would never hit me sober His hands would never mark my face They would rather be blind Then to treat me that way They would rather be deaf Than to hear that sound like a pistol cracking As the spirit breaks And love comes tumblin' down Tumblin' down tumblin' down
Translation
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