Hands
Brendan Benson/Jack White Lyrics

Cold hands, warm heart
Just because I'm being cold doesn't mean I don't care. We should break up and take some time apart.

We just need some time apart
A break in our relationship will allow us to clear our heads of this clutter and pressure we put on ourselves.

And everything will be okay
After we sort out our differences and take time to ourselves, we will reunite stronger and better than before.

Oh no, not again
We're going through the same cycle again, going through it over and over is really exhausting.

Why does it always happen?
I can't figure out why we keep falling into the same trap every time our relationship reaches the brink of chaos.

It seems like every other day
We can't seem to go on without fighting and upsetting each other every other day, it's not sustainable.

You're too quiet, I'm too loud
I'm trying to be expressive and you're holding back your real thoughts which lead to either one or both feeling out of sync with each other.

Now we've hit a storm cloud
Our bickering has intensified so much that we've reached a point of no return with issues that we can't seem to resolve as a couple.

I'll see you on the other side
I don't know what's going to happen to us, but wherever we end up, it won't be together.

Old habits, young ways
Our psychological patterns are tough to break free from because they've been ingrained in us for so long. Maybe in time, with age, we'll mature and change our ways.

Maybe we're just in a phase
Perhaps, despite all our troubles, we're secretly looking at each other and only imagining this is just temporary.

But we can say we really tried
We put ourselves out there and genuinely attempted to fix our issues, but it didn't help. It's time to let it go now rather than continue blindly.

And it really shouldn't be this hard
We shouldn't have to stress and get agitated whenever we encounter roadblocks that every other couple deals with easier.

You know it really shouldn't be
It's only so hard for us because we're forcing something that shouldn't be in the first place.

And if we can only see it this far
If we take one step back and look at this situation objectively, we both know the end result at this point.

Well then I hate to say it, but it's obvious
It is painful, but there's no hiding it, our romance doesn't have a future anymore.

I'm telling you, girl, there's no future for us
Let's be honest with each other and move on from this relationship because dragging it further will only lead to more hurt feelings.

All talk, no action
There's not much going on besides us going through the motions and communicating poorly when it matters the most.

So what's the big attraction?
I don't see where the love and admiration we once had for each other went wrong and the intense passion we shared dwindled down to nothing.

And don't tell me it's "just because"
The answer that I'm looking for isn't lies that sound good but baseless as time goes by, nothing satisfies my ears.

All work, no play
We're taking everything in our relationship too seriously now that we've exhausted each other and every attempt at fixing things ends up in shambles instead of laughter and fun.

Don't wanna go on this way
I don't want to keep dragging this on because something between us is no longer working and it might be too late now to fix.

I wanna go back to the way it was
I miss being with you, but the reality is we can't go back to the good old times either. We lost the context and the chemistry to refuel a failing relationship.

Well then we've got to end it before it's too late
We have to cut our losses before they get too high because we are on the verge of permanent destruction.

The love that is left turns quickly to hate
Attempting to hold onto the last bits of our past love results in resentment because it feels like we are forcing something that just isn't there anymore.