Lyrics
Who taught you that
Questioning the source of a certain belief or behavior.
If you get a good thing
Advising to appreciate a good thing without overhandling.
You better not touch it too much?
Warning against excessive interference with something valuable.
Who taught you that
Reiteration of questioning the origin of a particular teaching.
You got to keep your hands clean
Emphasizing the need to keep one's actions pure and untainted.
Or you're gonna mess it all up?
Cautioning that impurity may lead to ruining a situation.
I am not a brand new bicycle
Expressing individuality and imperfections.
I am rough around the edge
Highlighting a raw and unpolished nature.
I am not a flower petal
Rejecting the delicate and fragile symbolism.
You can handle me, you can handle me
Inviting someone to handle the speaker despite imperfections.
Put your hands on me, you can handle me
Encouraging physical contact as a form of understanding.
What got you thinkin'
Questioning a perspective that advises leaving loved ones alone.
If you love someone
Suggesting a different approach to love and relationships.
It's best to just leave 'em alone?
Challenging the idea of distancing oneself from a loved one.
Look how you got me
Reflecting on the impact of someone's actions on the speaker.
You've got me reelin'
Expressing a state of emotional vulnerability.
Waiting for you to come over
Anticipating someone's presence and attention.
And put me to a higher purpose
Desiring a meaningful and purposeful connection.
Bend me back and send me flyin'
Imagining a transformative experience with the person.
I'm not gonna break, I promise
Assuring resilience and a promise not to break.
You can handle me, you can handle me
Reiterating the invitation for someone to handle the speaker.
Put your hands on me, you can handle me
Emphasizing the significance of physical touch.
(Kiss me under my right ear)
Adding sensory details to the act of being handled.
(Running your fingers down the back of my spine, handle me)
(Grab a fistful of my hair)
Describing a more assertive form of handling.
(Trace me like an outline, handle me)
Using imagery to convey the thoroughness of handling.
(Flip me onto my left side)
Exploring different positions in the act of handling.
(So we can intertwine and handle me)
Seeking a close and intimate connection with the person.
(Hold me like you're the tie that binds)
Metaphorically expressing the binding nature of holding.
(Spread this out across time and handle me)
Desiring a lasting and enduring connection over time.
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