The Hand Thing

THE HAND THING

Verse 1

There you are again,

Sitting in the corner.

Someone asks you how you've been,

You smile a little broader.

Your fingers twitch beneath your sleeves,

One, two, three, four, five.

I don't know what you're doing,

But they say that you're just fine.

Pre-Chorus

Someone laughs.

Someone stares.

Someone whispers,

"Don't you care?"

Chorus

Are you doing the hand thing?

Are you doing it again?

Why are all your fingers moving

Like they know where they've been?

Are you doing the hand thing?

Should I ask what it means?

Everybody says it's normal,

So why does it scare me?

Verse 2

Left hand, right hand,

Tap them together.

Slow at first, then faster,

Like they're keeping time forever.

Nobody stops you.

Nobody looks away.

Someone simply smiles and says,

"You always do that thing."

Pre-Chorus

One, two, three.

Don't look at me.

Four, five, six.

Something doesn't fit.

Chorus

Are you doing the hand thing?

Are you doing it again?

Why are all your fingers moving

Like they know where they've been?

Are you doing the hand thing?

Should I ask what it means?

Everybody says it's normal,

So why does it scare me?

Bridge

Stop.

Please stop.

Why won't you stop?

Your hands are moving.

Your hands are moving.

Your hands are moving.

Someone says,

"She's always been like this."

Someone says,

"Just let her."

Someone says,

"Don't make it weird."

So I smile.

And I nod.

And I watch.

Final Chorus

You're doing the hand thing.

You're doing it again.

Everybody's laughing

Like this isn't happening.

You're doing the hand thing.

And now I understand...

Your hands aren't moving.

They're waving.

Outro

One, two, three, four, five...

One, two, three, four, five...

Why are there six?

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