I Hold Your Hand In Mine.
I hold your hand in mine, dear
I press it to my lips
I take a healthy bite from
your dainty fingertips.
My joy would be complete, dear
If you were only here.
But still I keep your hand
As a precious souvenir.
The night you died I cut it off,
I really don't know why.
For now each time I kiss it,
I get bloodstains on my tie.
I'm sorry now I killed you,,
For our love was something fine!
Until they come to get me,
I shall hold your hand in mine!
Lyrics by Tom Lehrer
I press it to my lips
I take a healthy bite from
your dainty fingertips.
My joy would be complete, dear
If you were only here.
But still I keep your hand
As a precious souvenir.
The night you died I cut it off,
I really don't know why.
For now each time I kiss it,
I get bloodstains on my tie.
I'm sorry now I killed you,,
For our love was something fine!
Until they come to get me,
I shall hold your hand in mine!
Lyrics by Tom Lehrer
posted by Tickersoid at 1:47 PM
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14 Comments:
Have to say I notice an element of wish fulfilment in that post Tick....can think of someone whose hand you'd love to cut off, stop it grasping any more!
Good poem...I feel like it is saying more about how when we are in love with someone we want to possess them, want to keep them with us always...that is what I think, that it is a metaphor for obsessive love, no?
Lippy- chop whole body into bits, burn, mix with concrete, break up into little bits when dry. Sprinkle across large area of deep ocean.
Then again, I'm not bitter.
Emmak- You may well be right about the mataphore. I'm more inclined to think it's a song about the twisted mind set of an obsessive psycho', but hey, that's just me.
Thought it'd be a bit of fun on the run up to Valentines Day.
Love it! That ranks up there with GnR and Used to Love Her. Only this one was more poetic.
Nothing like showing how much you care bubt wacking off a loved one.
Snooze- Let's remind ourselves of a part of 'Used to Love Her'.
I used to love her
But I had to kill her
I used to love her, Mm, yeah
But I had to kill her
She bitched so much, She drove me nuts
And now I'm happier this way, yeah
Whoa, oh yeah
GnR, just soft old romantics really.
Awaiting- You never loose the one you kill.
Lovely! I've sung this in West 5, a gay bar with a queen on the piano who plays whilst you sing. I think Poisoning Pigeons In The Park is still my favourite, though.
It's a really grate song to sing. You can put so much emotion into it.
'Pigeons, another of his great songs.
Is this what has happened to Mr B??
Hunh. I was just thinking this morning (prior to having read this post) about what it means to hold someone's hand, as I was riding the bus to work with 2.0. I hadn't considered this.
Mutleythedog- Quite possibly.
I- I like holding hands. I prefer them to be attached, but hey! sometimes you can't be choosy.
Hey, tick!!
Happy Valentine's Day to one of the blogging world's MOST finest!!
Up late again, I see. What is it, 2am over there?
Thanks Honey. Sweet, comming from one of the blogging worlds prettiest.
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