Tanita Tikaram – Harm In Your Hand

When the voice says

You should not stumble,

You should not frighten

Or feel so ashamed,

‘Cos all the chores are light

And all the psalms are wiped

When you smash it

Make it easy

When you want to

Stand alone

My friends are praying

For a good soft reason

For a good soft reason

To make them laugh again

I’ll make you laugh if you want to

I’ll make you smile at the footsteps

I’ll make you laugh at the winter

And bring you back down to land

But if you stay on the wrong side

And if you laugh at the sunlight

I’m not asking for comfort

I’m just after the same

I’m just after the same

If you winced then

Why the man won’t be coming

If you waste us –

It’s what we earned

And if you call souless

About the beginnings

I’ll call for easiness

Come back to the world –

Come back in the open

Stand now by the root’s life

Come out to show us

You’ll be back home again

Now I’m not superstitious

About being so alarming

About moving with the changes

About holding your hand

Now I believe when they told me

It was all down to fever

It’s all down to the harm that’s

The harm that’s in your hands

Harm in your hands

Harm in your hands

Now, I’m not saying that I want you

It’s like taking your chances

It’s like hoping for a straight line

When I’m falling into space

I’m just talking about the license

That I’d like you to give me

That I’d like you to give me

Command –

Come on dance

Come on dance

I’m toting my whole life

And I’m toting the good side

And I hope you believe it

When I say – I’ll see you through

There’s nobody will ache so much

Nobody will so much

Ache so much for you

I’ll make you laugh if you want to

I’ll make you smile at the footsteps

I’ll make you laugh at the winter

And bring you back down to land

But if you stay on the wrong side

And if you laugh at the sunlight

I’m not asking for comfort

I’m just after the same

I’m just after the same

Now I’m not superstitious

About being so alarming

About moving with the changes

About holding your hand

Now I believe when they told me

It was all down to fever

It’s all down to the harm that’s

The harm that’s in your hands

Harm in your hands

Harm in your hands