At the age of 19, Nick moved to Havana, Cuba to study music and art. On returning to the UK, Nick enrolled at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies to study Ethnomusicology. In 2011, he left Portico Quartet to pursue his career as a solo singer-songwriter .
He released two EPs, The Trellis (Communion Records 2012) and Fever to the Form (Communion Records 2013), before his debut full-length First Mind landed on 12 May 2014. The album received a 2014 Mercury Music Prize nomination and was promoted with the singles Cucurucu and Meet me there.
In Your Hands
Nick Mulvey Lyrics
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Oh, they would not be apart
For every other there's another
And that's the only way to start
Can live as one as lovers
Live as two as enemies
So many never know the difference
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand
How loving can be
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand
How it can be
(In my bones...)
A vicious craving in my bones
(In my mind...)
A needing burning in my mind
(One step away...)
Kept me one step away from something I could not find
(I looked inside...)
Until I looked inside my aching heart and saw a hive of honey bees
(Making honey...)
Making honey from my darkness, gold from my disease
So now I see
Can know the world as a lover
Can know the world as an enemy
Oh, so many never know the difference
Come step in the dark with me
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand
How loving can be
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand
How it can be
Calling out, yeah
Calling out, yeah, yeah, yeah
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand
How loving can be
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand
How it can be
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand
How loving can be
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand
How it can be
Ananana 'ey, Ananana 'ey
Ananana 'ey, Ananana 'ey
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Ananana 'ey, Ananana 'ey
Ananana 'ey, Ananana 'ey
Calling out, yeah
Oooohh oooo
Oooohh oooo
Oooohh oooo
Calling out, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ananana 'ey, Ananana 'ey
Ananana 'ey, Ananana 'ey
Ananana 'ey, Ananana 'ey
Ananana 'ey, Ananana 'ey
Ananana 'ey, Ananana 'ey
Ananana 'ey, Ananana 'ey
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Ananana 'ey, Ananana 'ey
The lyrics to Nick Mulvey's song "In Your Hands" suggest that love and hate are two sides of the same coin, and that there is a thin line between them. The opening lines seem to suggest that people are meant to come together, but they need to be willing to let others into their lives, to make connections, and to take chances. The lyrics then explore the idea of love and hate, suggesting that one can easily slide into the other. The singer presents the idea that he wants to understand how love can be by stepping into the darkness with someone and seeing how they can find light together, rather than fear it alone.
The middle section of the song presents a more introspective view of the singer's desires and fears. He has a deep craving that he feels in his bones and a burning need in his mind, which he seems to suggest is holding him back from something he's been searching for but cannot find. It is only when he looks within himself that he sees a "hive of honey bees making honey from [his] darkness, gold from [his] disease." In other words, he finds beauty and sweetness even in the darkest parts of himself.
The song ends with an optimistic plea to the listener to take a leap of faith and step into the darkness with him, to find the light and the love that is waiting there. Overall, the lyrics of "In Your Hands" express the idea that love and hate are connected, and that finding love requires facing one's inner demons and accepting oneself fully.
Line by Line Meaning
See them come together
People form connections with each other
Oh, they would not be apart
Those connections cannot be broken
For every other there's another
There are many people who can potentially form connections with each other
And that's the only way to start
Making new connections is key to finding love and happiness
Can live as one as lovers
Two people in love can live as one with each other
Live as two as enemies
Two people who are enemies can only live together as distinct individuals
So many never know the difference
Many people can't tell the difference between love and hate
Come step in the dark with me
Take a chance and trust me
With the pale light in your hands
With your guidance
Before I understand
Before I know for sure
How loving can be
What it means to truly love someone
(In my bones...)
Deep within me
(In my mind...)
What I'm thinking
(One step away...)
Close, but not quite there
(I looked inside...)
I searched within myself
(Making honey...)
Turned my struggles into something beautiful
So now I see
I understand
Can know the world as a lover
See the world through the eyes of someone in love
Can know the world as an enemy
See the world through the eyes of someone who hates
Calling out, yeah
Reaching out for help and connection
Ananana 'ey, Ananana 'ey
Nonsensical vocalization
Oooohh oooo
Melodic vocalization
Writer(s): Nick Mulvey, Dean Tracy Brodrick, Federico Bruno
Contributed by Brody K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@neilbhatt6284
"In Your Hands"
See them come together
Oh they would not be apart
For every other day's another
And that's the only way to start
Can live as one as lovers
Live as two as enemies
So many never know the difference
Come step in the dark with me
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand, how loving can be
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand, how it can be
A vicious craving in my bones
Burden in my mind
Kept me one step away from something I could not find
Until I looked inside my aching heart and saw a hive of honey bees
Making honey from my darkness oh from my disease
So now I see although the world is another
Know the world is an enemy
Oh so many never know the difference
Come step in the dark with me
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand, how loving can be
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand, how it can be
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand, how loving can be
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand, how it can be
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand, how loving can be
With the pale light in your hands
Before I understand, how it can be
Hey na na hey
@daveandmerlin
I love his songs and I'm not ashamed to admit as a grown man I cry when I listen to his songs
@manassesgomes2271
It was night when I started listening this album and then I just slept! But I woken up when this beautiful song was playing.
I was at a farm, in Brazil's middleWest, and the sky was completely "bathed" by a million of stars. All the farm's lights was off and then the view was amazing.
@1riotrace
That sounds like a complete Paradise to live through. Life is beautiful in its own ways while I look at a long length of radiating green grass right before it rains and it's really dark in the evening. There's so many amazing days ahead. 😃
@Silvio67
😢
@phlowphree2853
@@Silvio67 Why cry mate?
@Nattherat64
This song is the absolute meaning of what a smile looks like
@000Silvio000
Yes!
@NiceOneSam
It's been a long winter, with a little help from Nick I can finally see summer on the horizon.
@liquidmoonizze
Sam Powell it's here 💚
@octo8989
Do you get chills even after the 65th listening??:)