Lightning Bolts and Man Hands
Hymie's Basement Lyrics

You can spend your time trying to not think about certain things.
Avoiding unpleasant thoughts is a strategy some use to maintain their blissful ignorance.

Hoping no one challenges your wonderful lie of the wisdom of daydreams.
Pretending your fantasies are based on deep insight is a lie many tell themselves.

You can pluck the spot right off a ladybug's back, Put it on the ground and crawl right in.
If you had the chance to inhabit a bug's skin and see things from a new perspective, would you take it?

Most men resent their left hand;
Many men have an irrational dislike for their non-dominant hand.

The bony knuckles, the second rate super hero thumb so broad and masculine.
The appearance of the left hand's bones and thumb are often perceived as inferior to those of the right hand.

Overshadowed and rendered sedintary by its more active opposite companion,
The left hand is often neglected and ignored due to the dominance of the right hand.

But i've got my mother's hands and...
The singer is proud of having inherited their mother's hands, which are likely feminine in appearance.

You can stumble through the stars, You can choke on a snow flake.
Life's challenges come in varying degrees of scale and can be as insignificant as choking on a snow flake or as grand as the vastness of space.

You can slip on a banana peel to death. So spake the hopeless ape.
Even the simplest and most comical accidents can lead to serious outcomes, revealing the fragility and vulnerability of human existence.

You can get struck by a lightning bolt.
Disasters can befall anyone, regardless of how invincible they may feel.

A lightning bolt doesn't know its own strength, You'll pull a purr out of her if it kills you, Just you wait.
The singer suggests that some humans may tolerate pain and discomfort for the sake of impressing others, but the power and danger of disasters can never be underestimated.

Aren't babies born with creases in their palms
The artist questions whether some traits of human hands are innate from birth or learned behaviors.

Way before you think the hand's most frequent movements have been established?
The singer implies that humans may be pre-programmed to perform certain actions with their hands, perhaps based on genetic or environmental factors.

Have humans evolved to be born to hold hammers and swords?
The singer muses on the possibility of humans having adapted to their surroundings to become effective tool-users and warriors.

In the years to come, will we see the emergence of a strong computer key finger?
The singer imagines a future where people may develop a prominent finger for typing or using computing devices.

In the years to come, will we see a flattened mousepad palm?
The artist envisions people's hands changing shape to accommodate modern technological advancements, such as touch screens and flat surfaces.