In Your Hands
Charlie Winston Lyrics

Mother
The persona of the song acknowledges his/her mother before declaring a plan to leave their current home to rescue their family from poverty.

I've gotta get out of here
The persona expresses an urgent need to depart from their current home due to the poverty experienced by their family.

So I can save our family
The persona's motive for leaving their current home is to save their family from living in poverty.

From this poverty
The persona recognizes that their family is suffering from poverty and they hope to improve their family's life in the future.

And when I make my money
The persona is confident in their ability to make money in the future.

I'll send it back to you
The persona plans to support their family financially once they attain financial stability.

Father
The persona acknowledges their father and expresses their desire for strength to end their family's state of constant misery.

Give me strength, I pray
The persona prays to their father to gain the strength to end the continuous agony experienced by their family.

I have to end this misery
The persona uttered their intention to do away with the constant suffering experienced by their family.

It's causing too much pain
The persona is aware of the severe pain that their family is going through and is driven to end it as soon as possible.

I'm gonna look for richer lands
The persona is determined to look for greener pastures in order to be financially stable and provide a better life for their family.

Where the money's made
The persona plans to move to a region with better financial opportunities to earn more money to help their family in their time of need.

I'm gonna put my whole World
The persona acknowledges that everything they have rests on their quest to save their family from poverty.

In your hands
The persona looks to a higher power, possibly their father, for guidance and support to help them achieve their goal.

Mister
The persona calls out to their employer, who holds their livelihood in their hands.

Please let me work somehow
The persona pleads with their employer to allow them to work and earn money to provide for their family.

You've kept me waiting 18 months
The persona has been held back from working for 18 months, causing their family financial stress and a lack of necessities.

And still I'm not allowed
Despite waiting for such a long time, the persona still hasn't been allowed to work and provide for their family.

And every time you promise me
The persona has been given hope by their employer on multiple occasions, but this hope has never been followed through on.

"Not much longer now"
The employer has given the persona promises several times that the waiting period will soon be over and they can begin to work.

Hey, hey, oho
The persona uses this line as an attention-getter to the person they are talking to; in this instance, it is the employer holding back their employment.

Listen, listen to me
The persona is calling for the other party's attention to communicate their need for assistance to support their family.

Mister! Mister! You say you're trying
The persona calls out to their employer again and expresses their awareness that the employer is trying, but this effort isn't enough to sustain their family.

But don't you know my brother's dying
The persona has a brother whose health is at risk because the family can't afford to access healthcare services.

You say "it won't be long"
The employer gives the persona promises that they will be able to work and provide for their family soon.

But why am I so cursed
The persona feels as if they are the target of fate's cruelty since they can't progress towards attaining financial stability and provide for their family.

For where I am born?
In this line, the persona acknowledges that their background, from where they were born, doesn't allow them access to decent life opportunities.

You've got my whole world
The persona feels that the people holding back their plans control their world and future, making them impotent to decide their own fate.

In your hands
The persona makes another call for a higher power to take the reins of their fate and guide them out of their current financial struggles.

I've had to put my whole world
The persona acknowledges that they have had no choice but to risk everything they have to try to save their family from poverty.

In your hands
The persona continues to seek guidance from a higher power to navigate through their dire circumstances.