1) Hands is the drone/noise si… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists named Hands
1) Hands is the drone/noise side-project of Swedish producer Axel Willner, aka The Field.
2) Hands were a North Dakota group who played a range of music from instrumental acoustic to post-rock and metal. The band- singer and guitarist Shane Ochsner, guitarist Jerik Hendrickson, bassist Chris Schwartz, and drummer Josh Silbernagel- formed in 2007 and recorded and self-released their debut EP, 'The Everlasting' a year later. In 2009 they partnered with Oort Records to release their first full-length album, 'The Sounds of Earth'. Later the same year, Hands signed with Facedown Records and went on to release two more albums, 'Creator' and 2011's 'Give Me Rest'. Jerik Hendrickson left the group that year and Hands continued as a three-piece before breaking up. Ochsner went on to form Everything in Slow Motion, while Josh Silbernagel recorded with the band Glower.
3) Hands are an LA-based chillwave outfit signed to Kill Rock Stars. Hands began as a two-piece from Philadelphia before heading west to add a bassist and drummer. They have played shows across the country including stops at SXSW, CMJ and Deluna Fest. They headlined Echo Park Rising, recorded a session with Daytrotter, and have opened for the likes of Deerhoof, DeVotchKa, Foster the People, and Kimbra. Their debut album, 'Synesthesia', was released in 2013, and staked them a spot in TIME Magazine’s “11 Bands You Don’t Know (But Should)” List that year
4) Hands was a progressive rock/symphonic prog artist from United States. A short-lived symphonic American band from Texas whose sound has been compared to GENTLE GIANT, JETHRO TULL, and HAPPY THE MAN, as well as the inevitable nods to early KANSAS, HANDS were actually an off-shoot of the even more obscure rock/fusion project PRISM.
Restart
Hands Lyrics
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The opening lines of Hands’ song Restart reveal the singer struggling with the weight of external influences on their heart, and how the world has left them blind in the process. However, like a remedy, the person responsible for this weight is also the one fixing them. The singer then admits that they sang for this person, and they meant every word they said, but it is still hard to believe. This is possibly due to their own self-doubt, as they were burning their wick at both ends, but no light could be seen.
The chorus of the song then presents a plea from the singer to be lifted into their loved one’s arms, and then weighed down by them. They are asking for this person to reach straight into their heart, to help them to let go of things. The singer admits that they have been holding on for a long time, but now they need to let go.
In the second verse, the singer seems to have carried torches from east to west but watched the flames burn themselves out. This could represent a series of failures, or wasted efforts that they are now reflecting on. The person admits that they have been fighting every battle, but never trusting that their loved one was on their side. They then fall into this person’s arms and cry as they declare them to be God. The song then repeats its chorus, with the plea to lift us up and hear our cry because they are God.
Line by Line Meaning
I can feel my heart giving in to the weight of your design.
My heart is succumbing to the immense pressure of your plan.
And like a remedy your fixing me, while the world has left me blind.
You are healing me like a cure, while the rest of the world has abandoned me, leaving me unaware and clueless.
I sang for you, and meant what I said. But it's still hard to believe.
I sang to you with sincerity, truly meaning every word. However, it's still difficult to comprehend.
I was burning my wick at both ends, but no light could be seen.
I was working tirelessly, but with no visible progress or results.
I get frustrated. But I just need to let go.
I become overwhelmed, but I need to relinquish control and surrender to your guidance.
Lift me up (into your arms) and weigh me down. Reach straight into my heart.
Elevate me towards you while grounding me in reality. Intervene within the core of my being.
I've been holding on so long, but I just need to let go.
I've been clinging onto things for an extended period, but I need to release them mentally and emotionally.
I carried torches from east to west, and watched the flames burn themselves out.
I transported flames from one end of the horizon to the other and observed them extinguish on their own.
Fighting every battle, never trusting that you were on my side.
I've been engaged in an ongoing war, not confiding in your support and assistance.
I will fall into your arms and cry, you are God!
I will collapse into your embrace and weep joyfully, acknowledging that you are divine and almighty.
Lift us up and hear our cry, you are God!
Raise us above our struggles and sorrows, acknowledging our call for help - for you are God.
Contributed by Connor S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.