Small Hands
Keaton Henson Lyrics
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Miss the space between your eyelids,
Where I'd stare through awkward sentences
And avoid through awkward silence
Miss your teeth when they chatter,
When we smoked out in my garden
When we couldn't sleep for all the heat,
Soft talk began to harden.
Miss your small hands in the palm of mine
The fact they're good at making,
Miss your sitting up incessantly,
And the fact you're always waking in the night, night.
And I,
I hope for your life
You forget about mine
Forget about mine
Miss your teeth dug in my shoulder,
As we rolled in early morning,
Miss your arm dying beneath me,
As I lay there simply yawning
Please forget me, you were right dear,
I am cold and self-involved,
And though I'll miss you, recent lover
I am weak and therefore fold
Get distracted by my music,
Think of nothing else but art
I'll write my loneliness in poems,
If I can just think how to start
Dot my I's with eyebrow pencils,
Close my eyelids, hide my eyes,
I'll be idle in my ideals,
Think of nothing else but I.
I, and I
And I,
I hope for your life
You can forget about mine
Just forget about mine
Oh, mine.
The song "Small Hands" by Keaton Henson is a poignant reflection on the aftermath of a breakup. Through his lyrics, Henson expresses his nostalgia and longing for his former lover, while acknowledging his own shortcomings that may have contributed to the end of the relationship. The opening lines set the tone for the rest of the song, as Henson declares his deep and immediate longing for his ex-partner. He misses the intimacy they shared, from the way she blinked to the way she fidgeted with her hands. He reflects on the moments when they were close but also the moments of awkwardness and silence that they experienced.
The second paragraph moves on to Henson's reminiscing about the little things they shared together, like smoking in the garden or staying up late talking. He specifically mentions the smallness of his ex-lover's hands and how they were good at "making," which could allude to the physical intimacy they shared. However, he also mentions how she would wake up in the middle of the night, suggesting that the relationship was not without its challenges.
Line by Line Meaning
Miss you terribly already,
I'm feeling a lot of pain because I miss you so much already.
Miss the space between your eyelids,
I miss the space between your eyelids because it's where I could stare into your eyes.
Where I'd stare through awkward sentences
During awkward silences, staring into your eyes helped me avoid the awkwardness of our conversations.
And avoid through awkward silence
Staring into your eyes helped me avoid feeling awkward during those uncomfortable silences.
Miss your teeth when they chatter,
I miss hearing the sound of your teeth chattering.
When we smoked out in my garden
I miss smoking with you in my garden.
When we couldn't sleep for all the heat,
I miss the hot nights when we couldn't sleep.
Soft talk began to harden.
Our conversations would get deeper and more serious as the night went on.
Miss your small hands in the palm of mine
I miss holding your small hands in mine.
The fact they're good at making,
I miss the fact that your small hands were skilled at creating things.
Miss your sitting up incessantly,
I miss how you used to sit up in bed all the time.
And the fact you're always waking in the night, night.
I miss how you would wake up in the middle of the night, every night.
And I,
I hope for your life
You forget about mine
Forget about mine
I wish you well and hope that you can move on and forget about me.
Miss your teeth dug in my shoulder,
I miss when you would bite my shoulder.
As we rolled in early morning,
I miss when we would roll around together in the early morning.
Miss your arm dying beneath me,
I miss how your arm would go numb beneath me.
As I lay there simply yawning
I would lie there and yawn while we were together.
Please forget me, you were right dear,
Please forget about me, you were right about me being cold and self-involved.
I am cold and self-involved,
I know that I can be distant and only think about myself.
And though I'll miss you, recent lover
Even though I'll miss you, we were just recent lovers.
I am weak and therefore fold
I am weak and unable to maintain our relationship.
Get distracted by my music,
I get easily distracted by music.
Think of nothing else but art
When I am creating art, I am only thinking about that.
I'll write my loneliness in poems,
I will write about my loneliness in my poetry.
If I can just think how to start
If I can just find a way to begin writing about my loneliness.
Dot my I's with eyebrow pencils,
When I write, I often use eyebrow pencils to dot my I's.
Close my eyelids, hide my eyes,
I often close my eyes or hide them when I don't want to see something.
I'll be idle in my ideals,
I will be inactive in my pursuit of my ideals.
Think of nothing else but I.
I can only think of myself.
And I,
I hope for your life
You can forget about mine
Just forget about mine
Oh, mine.
Once again, I wish you well and only hope that you can forget about me.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Keaton Leslie Henson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@raspberry481
Miss you terribly already
Miss the space between your eyelids,
Where I'd stare through awkward sentences
And void through awkward silence
Miss your teeth when they chatter,
When we smoked out in my garden
When we couldn't sleep for all the heat,
Soft talk began to harden
Miss your small hands in the palm of mine,
The fact they're good at making
Miss you sitting up incessantly,
And the fact you're always waking in the night
And night
And I,
I hope for your life
You forget about mine
Forget about mine
Miss your teeth dug in my shoulder,
As we rolled in early morning,
Miss your arm dying beneath me,
As I lay there, simply yawning
Please forget me, you were right dear
I am cold and self-involved
And though I'll miss you, recent lover
I am weak and therefore fold
Get distracted by my music,
Think of nothing else but art
I'll write my loneliness in poems,
If I can just think how to start
Dot my I's with eyebrow pencils,
Close my eyelids, hide my eyes,
I'll be idle in my ideals,
Think of nothing else but I
I
And I
And I
I hope for your life
You can forget about mine
Just forget about mine
Oh, mine
Mine
@johncrane3060
They're fucking rag dolls why am I crying like a baby
@blacktornado1509
lol
@revekkaestacado437
John Crane Same here..
@fungames8098
John Crane 😂
@hillendskier
"dot my 'i's with eyebrow pencils, close my eyelids, hide my eyes, I'll be idle in my ideals, think of nothing else but I."
That right there is some of the most creative lyricism I have ever heard!
@sevenhoursbehind2048
Willem Claude De Blonde tru
@mobirai4865
Can you explain the meaning of these lyrics please ?
@leleelvis7979
Could you explain
@pedrohenriquea.1477
+lele elvis It shows how lonely he is, it's a word play with "i", how he is just by himself. Dot my "i's" with eye*i*ball pencil, hide my eye*i*s, close my eye*i*s i*ll be *i*dle in *my *i*deas, think of nothing else but *i*, i, i. (The * is to represent the "i's" that he put, to focus that he's just by himself, sorry if i made it complicated)
@user-yx9gi2dc6t
@@pedrohenriquea.1477 you did perfectly, thank you