Handholder
Unraveling the Enigma of Love: Izaak Opatz's 'Handholder' Revealed
Lyrics
I always knew you were a little bit bloodless
I always knew you were emotionally detached or unfeeling.
And you could turn unsentimental as a mannequin
You could become unemotional or indifferent like a mannequin.
Leaving fools like me, reasoning with plastic
Leaving people like me dealing with artificial or superficial situations.
Fools like me, rereading your last letter
People like me revisiting the content of your final message.
Fools like me, thinking I should've known better than this
People like me regretting that I should have known better.
I always knew you had a catacombs in you
I always knew you had a mysterious or complex aspect to your personality.
And when times got tough, that's where you'd descend to
During challenging times, you would retreat into a hidden and private place.
Leaving fools like me, up here on the surface
Leaving people like me on the surface, dealing with difficulties.
Kicking myself, knowing I deserved it
Blaming myself, acknowledging that I deserved the consequences.
I'd seen it before, and still I couldn't resist
Despite having observed this behavior previously, I couldn't resist.
I always knew you had a heart with a trapdoor
I always knew you had a heart with the potential for sudden emotional withdrawal.
Any moment, at your word, I could fall through the floorboards
At any moment, based on your words, I could feel emotionally abandoned.
Because I liked you just a little too much
Because I liked you more than I should have.
And I had too much time, and you didn't have enough
Having excess time on my hands while you were busy.
And you just changed your mind, all that's fair in war and love
You changed your mind, which is considered acceptable in love and war.
But it was what I didn't know that got me
It was the unknown aspects of you that surprised or affected me.
Your warm, tender love that shocked me
Your unexpectedly warm and tender love caught me off guard.
This isn't what I expected
This situation is different from what I anticipated or imagined.
Didn't think you would kiss like this
I didn't expect your kisses to be like this.
I never took you for a handholder
I never thought you would be someone who holds hands.
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