Hands
The Lake and the Lion Lyrics


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Who said forgetting is easy?
Who said her love was eternal?
She's a melody, a melody in your head

We're running in circles
You forgot the steps
Time to learn how to dance
Without the melody, the melody in your head

Wake up now, wake up now
It's time to grow
Time to find a way to let her go
Wake up now, wake up now
You should've known
There will be no other hand to hold

Wake up now - it's time to grow
She's a melody, a melody in your head




Wake up now - you should've known
She's a melody, a melody in your head

Overall Meaning

The Lake and the Lion's song "Hands" explores the theme of moving on from a past relationship. The opening lines, "Who said forgetting is easy? Who said her love was eternal?" suggest that the singer is struggling to let go of the memory of their former lover, despite knowing that their love was not sustainable. The reference to the lover as "a melody in your head" echoes the idea that the memory of them is persistent and all-encompassing.


The next lines, "We're running in circles, You forgot the steps, Time to learn how to dance, Without the melody, the melody in your head" suggest that the singer has been stuck in a cycle of repeating the same mistakes in love, and it is now time to break free and learn to move on without clinging to the memory of their past lover. The repetition of "wake up now" reinforces the idea that the singer is urging themselves to snap out of this pattern and move forward.


The final lines, "Wake up now - it's time to grow, She's a melody, a melody in your head, Wake up now - you should've known, She's a melody, a melody in your head" emphasizes the idea that the singer must recognize that their former lover is only a memory, and that it is time to grow and move on. The repeated emphasis on the phrase "she's a melody, a melody in your head" is a powerful reminder that the memory of this person is not tangible or real, but rather a mental construct that can be overcome with time and self-reflection.


Line by Line Meaning

Who said forgetting is easy?
Questioning the notion that it's easy to forget someone you love.


Who said her love was eternal?
Questioning the idea that her love would last forever.


She's a melody, a melody in your head
Comparing the persistent thoughts of a lost love to a melody that plays on repeat in your mind.


We're running in circles
Feeling like you're stuck or unable to move on.


You forgot the steps
Acknowledging that you've lost sight of what you need to do in order to move forward.


Time to learn how to dance
Realizing that you need to learn a new way of living without your lost love.


Without the melody, the melody in your head
Underlining the idea that only by letting go of the persistent thoughts can you truly move on.


Wake up now, wake up now
Urging the listener to snap out of the cycle and face reality.


It's time to grow
Emphasizing that moving on from a lost love requires personal growth and change.


Time to find a way to let her go
Encouraging the listener to actively work towards letting go of their lost love.


You should've known
Pointing out that perhaps the listener should've realized sooner that they needed to move on.


There will be no other hand to hold
Acknowledging the loneliness and finality of moving on from a lost love.


She's a melody, a melody in your head
Reiterating the idea that the lost love will continue to haunt the listener until they let go.




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Written by: Joanna Cisowska

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@supernovastargirl

Comfort, comfort my people,
    says your God.
2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
    and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
    that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
    double for all her sins.

3 A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
    the way for the Lord.
Make straight in the desert
    a highway for our God
4 Every valley shall be raised up,
    every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
    the rugged places a plain.
5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all people will see it together.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken



@supernovastargirl

Comfort, comfort my people,
    says your God.
2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
    and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
    that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
    double for all her sins.

3 A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
    the way for the Lord.
Make straight in the desert
    a highway for our God
4 Every valley shall be raised up,
    every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
    the rugged places a plain.
5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all people will see it together.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken



All comments from YouTube:

@sweetulip2004

Some songs are for intimacy with Christ, and some songs are for stirring up the SOLDIER in you as a warrior in the army of the LORD 🔥🔥🔥 This is one of those songs!!!

@gerardocereceres2506

I'm looking for more of the soldier songs, any recommendations?

@sweetulip2004

@gerardo cereceres actually I don't know any more lol, but, are you into Christian Hip Hop? Marcus Rogers has a new album out called 'Brotherhood: War Cry'. Check it out if you like! You can find it here on YouTube.

@gerardocereceres2506

@Crystal Roland thank you!!!

@sweetulip2004

@gerardo cereceres you're welcome!

@Sandy-ph5cb

How many times are you going to be posting this? Same comment is on their actual page😫 did you type the same thing on IG too?😅😅 let me check🤣

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@wordofgod6722

“Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:4‬ ‭

@deannasalazar1084

Amen

@questioneverything4633

It's almost like they opened the Bible to a random page and used a random verse to make a generic song...

@masonodaniel7711

THANK YOU WORD OF GOD!!

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