Human Hands Lyrics - Elvis Costello

I've been talking to the wall and it's been answering me 

Oh darling how I miss you 

I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness 

I crave the silhouette of your kiss 

With only the blue light of the tv on 

Lip reading threats and false alarms 

There's a boy somewhere holding hands with himself 

And a girl in a window on the reeperbarn 

Whenever I put my foot in my mouth and you begin to doubt 

That it's you that I'm dreaming about 

Do I have to draw you a diagram? 

All I ever want is just to fall into your human hands 

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With the kings and queens of the dance hall craze 

Checkmate in three moves in your heyday 

But the girls don't listen to your line anymore 

Now you're part of someone else 

On the factory floor and you still say "wheres the action? " 

Now you manufacture happiness 

And get sold on the cheap for someone's satisfaction 

(chorus) 

All you toy soldiers and scaremongers 

Are you living in this world sometimes I wonder 

In between saying you've seen too much and saying you've seen it all before 

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Tighter and tighter I hold you tightly 

You know I love you more than slightly 

Although I've never said it like this before 

(chorus)