Hands Down

Album: So Impossible (2001)
Charted: 60
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  • Breathe in for luck, breathe in so deep
    This air is blessed, you share with me
    This night is wild, so calm and dull
    These hearts, they race, from self control
    Your legs are smooth as they graze mine
    We're doing fine, we're doing nothing at all

    My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
    So won't you kill me, so I die happy?
    My heart is yours to fill or burst to break or bury
    Or wear as jewelry, whichever you prefer

    The words are hushed, let's not get busted
    Just lay entwined here, undiscovered
    Safe in here from all the stupid questions
    "Hey, did you get some?" Man, that is so dumb
    Stay quiet, stay near, stay close, they can't hear
    So we can get some

    My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
    So won't you kill me, so I die happy?
    My heart is yours to fill or burst, to break or bury
    Or wear as jewelry, whichever you prefer

    Hands down, this is the best day I can
    Ever remember, I'll always remember the sound
    Of the stereo, the dim of the soft lights
    The scent of your hair that you twirled in your fingers
    And the time on the clock when we realized it's so late
    And this walk that we shared together
    The streets were wet, and the gate was locked
    So I jumped it and I let you in
    And you stood at your door with your hands on my waist
    And you kissed me like you meant it
    And I knew that you meant it
    That you meant it
    That you meant it
    And I knew that you meant it
    That you meant it Writer/s: Christopher Andrew Carrabba
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

  • Shayna from Richmond, VaI love this song Im seeing them live in december and cant wait!
  • James from Manila, Philippineshris carrabba is one the most brilliant songwriter in the world i love the way he deliver his words and music..... i wonder why the other songwriters don't care about the fact of the song they just did and sometimes it sucks...... i prefer Dashboard's album "the places that you've come to fear the most" -Joses Mark Patapat Cavite, Phil
  • Mary from Dublin, Irelandhe also announced before playing this that it is about the best night of his whole life
  • Azizah from Cape Town , South AfricaOn MTV unplugged, Chris said that this song is about the best date he ever had
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