The band began in 2001 as a solo project for Edwards while his primary group, 16 Horsepower, were taking a temporary hiatus. The band's first live shows were performed by Edwards and multi-instrumentalist Daniel McMahon; the debut, self-titled Wovenhand album was released in 2002 on Glitterhouse Records. Performances following this record were executed by Edwards, McMahon, drummer Ordy Garrison and cellist Paul Fonfara. 2003 saw a release of Blush Music, the score to a dance performance mostly composed of reworked material from the first record. Touring behind this album saw Shane Trost replacing Fonfara.
In 2004, Consider the Birds was released on the Sounds Familyre label, who has also released the previous Wovenhand releases domestically. Edwards performed the bulk of the instrumentation in the studio; he and Garrison toured behind the record as a two-piece.
2005 saw both the demise of 16 Horsepower and the Wovenhand debut of guitarist Peter van Laerhoven, a Belgian guitarist - McMahon and Trost were now inactive with the group. 2006's Mosaic album featured more input from Garrison and van Laerhoven, but still read like an Edwards solo album for the most part. Touring behind the record saw the inclusion of Pascal Humbert, 16 Horsepower's founding and long-time bassist. Nonetheless, Edwards also played solo tours at this time billed as Wovenhand.
2008's Ten Stones, conversely, was the first record from the group written and performed collaboratively; the project had thus evolved into a proper band, albeit with Edwards firmly at its head.
Since 2002, they have released 8 albums: Woven Hand (2002), Blush Music (February 2003), Consider The Birds (2004), Mosaic (2006), Ten Stones (2008), The Threshingfloor (2010), The Laughing Stalk (2012) and Refractory Obdurate (2014).
The current members of the live band (as of 2008) are Ordy Garrison (also of Slim Cessna's Auto Club) on drums, Peter van Laerhoven on guitar, and Pascal Humbert (also of 16 Horsepower and currently Lilium) on bass.
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The Speaking Hands
Woven Hand Lyrics
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God on his mind and behind her laughter
Circle the block, come back and tell me
You took the words he painted by heart
Right out of my hand
Like the scrawl
We scratch the screen and all
As the fall
We taste the shame and all
We've never not, we've never not
What is the end of
My troubled mind
To embitter to sin
Provoke my soul
Come Christ within yeah
I don't have the courage
To carve my splinters out no
But I got a friend St. Steven
These pictures of us
Wood, hay and stubble
We as well are nothing but trouble
Like the scrawl
We scratch and scream and all
Do as we want, do as you want
Like the fall
We taste the shame and all
We've never not, we've never not
What is the end of
Your troubled mind
To embitter to sin
Provoke your soul
To Christ within
The Speaking Hands by Woven Hand is a powerful and poetic song that delves into the struggle between spirituality and temptation. The opening lines "I long to be with God on his mind and behind her laughter" suggest a desire to fully embrace spirituality, perhaps through a personal connection with God. However, the lines that follow reveal the challenges that come with this pursuit - "circle the block, come back and tell me / you took the words he painted by heart / right out of my hand." These lines convey a sense of frustration and loss, as if the singer's efforts to connect with God have been thwarted by the distractions and temptations of the world.
The chorus continues this theme of struggle and temptation, using the metaphor of scratching a scrawl on a screen to represent the way we indulge our desires without regard for consequences. The lines "we taste the shame and all / we've never not, we've never not" suggest a sense of resignation, as if the singer has given up on the idea of living a truly virtuous life. However, the final verse offers a glimmer of hope, with the lines "provoke my soul / come Christ within yeah." Here, the singer seems to be calling on Christ to help them resist temptation and find a path towards spiritual fulfillment.
Line by Line Meaning
I long to be with
I yearn to be in the presence of
God on his mind and behind her laughter
God's thoughts are always present and his laughter is reassuring
Circle the block, come back and tell me
Go around and return with a message
You took the words he painted by heart
You deeply understood the message conveyed through his words
Right out of my hand
Straight from my thoughts and emotions
Like the scrawl
Similar to the hasty scribble
We scratch the screen and all
We create meaningless alterations everywhere
Do as we want yes, we do as we want
We act as we please without regard for consequences
As the fall
Like the descent into sin
We taste the shame and all
We experience the guilt that follows
We've never not, we've never not
We always have and always will
What is the end of
What shall become of
My troubled mind
My distressed thoughts
To embitter to sin
To poison with wickedness
Provoke my soul
Stir up my inner being
Come Christ within yeah
May Christ dwell inside of me
I don't have the courage
I lack the bravery
To carve my splinters out no
To remove my imperfections
But I got a friend St. Steven
However, I have a companion named St. Steven
These pictures of us
These images of our past
Wood, hay and stubble
Everything we have built will ultimately perish
We as well are nothing but trouble
We too are a source of problems
What is the end of
What shall become of
Your troubled mind
Your distressed thoughts
To embitter to sin
To poison with wickedness
Provoke your soul
Stir up your inner being
To Christ within
To bring Christ into your heart
Contributed by Zoe S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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I long to be with
God on his mind and behind her laughter
Circle the block, come back and tell me
You took the words he painted by heart
Right out of my hand
Like the scrawl
We scratch the screen and all
Do as we want yes, we do as we want
As the fall
We taste the shame and all
We've never not, we've never not
What is the end of
My troubled mind
To embitter to sin
Provoke my soul
Come Christ within yeah
I don't have the courage
To carve my splinters out no
But I got a friend St. Steven
These pictures of us
Wood, hay and stubble
We as well are nothing but trouble
Like the scrawl
We scratch and scream and all
Do as we want, do as you want
Like the fall
We taste the shame and all
We've never not, we've never not
What is the end of
Your troubled mind
To embitter to sin
Provoke your soul
To Christ within
James Welch
This song came out on Paste Sampler 13 along with these:
Sam Roberts - Every Part of Me
Earlimart - First Instance Last Report
Low Millions - Eleanor
The John Butler Trio - Something's Gotta Give
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Tom Langford - Wooden Home
Martina Topley-Bird - Need One
Chris Thile - Locking Doors
Alison Krauss and Union Station - Restless
Richard Buckner - Straight
Jeffrey Foucault - 4 & 20 Blues
Julie Lee - Stillhouse Road
The Comas - The Science of Your Mind
Tess Wiley - This Shadow
Cerys Matthews - Chardonnay
Tremulousmonk - Sparkle Like Your Shoes
Autolux - Here Comes Everybody
Kieran McGee - Waiting for a Friend
Neko Case - If You Knew
Holly Williams - Between Your Lines
John Brannen - A Pair of Dice
Minnie Driver - Everything I've Got in My Pocket
Frost Gaming
I long to be with
God on his mind and behind her laughter
Circle the block, come back and tell me
You took the words he painted by heart
Right out of my hand
Like the scrawl
We scratch the screen and all
Do as we want yes, we do as we want
As the fall
We taste the shame and all
We've never not, we've never not
What is the end of
My troubled mind
To embitter to sin
Provoke my soul
Come Christ within yeah
I don't have the courage
To carve my splinters out no
But I got a friend St. Steven
These pictures of us
Wood, hay and stubble
We as well are nothing but trouble
Like the scrawl
We scratch and scream and all
Do as we want, do as you want
Like the fall
We taste the shame and all
We've never not, we've never not
What is the end of
Your troubled mind
To embitter to sin
Provoke your soul
To Christ within
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HUGE VOICE!! STRONG BAND!!!!
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2020 και η αγάπη για 10η εντολή συνεχίζεται
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@kwstas GODZI 2022
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Alviva M
Όλα τα τραγούδια της 10ης εντολής είναι τέλεια !
Alexandre Orlando Vieira Pinto
Ao ouvir esta musica a minha mente viaja pelo infinito!!!!!