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My Sister's Tiny Hands
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Rock
My Sister's Tiny Hands was released on July 9, 2002 by The Handsome Family as a part of the album The Handsome Family Live At Schubas
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Release DateJuly 9, 2002
LabelThe Handsome Family
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM176

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rennie Sparks
Rennie Sparks
Background Vocals, Bass Guitar
The Handsome Family
The Handsome Family
Performer
Brett Sparks
Brett Sparks
Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brett Sparks
Brett Sparks
Songwriter, Composer
Rennie Sparks
Rennie Sparks
Songwriter, Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brett Sparks
Brett Sparks
Producer

Lyrics

we came in this world together
legs wrapped around each other
my cheek against my sister's
we were born like tangled vines
we lived along the river
where the black clouds never lingered
the sunlight spread like honey
through my sister's tiny hands
but while picking sour apples
in the wild waving grasses
sister stumbled in the briar
and was bitten by a snake
every creature casts a shadow under the sun's golden fingers
and as the sun sinks past the waving grass
some shadows are dragged along
alone, I took to drinking
bottles of cheap whiskey
and staggering through the back woods
killing snakes with a sharpened stick
oh, but still I heard her laughing
in those wild waving grasses
still her tiny hands went splashing at the river's sparkling shore
so I took my rusty gas can
and an old iron shovel
and I set the woods to blaze
and choked the river up with stones
every creature casts a shadowunder the sun's golden finger
but when the sun sinks past the waving grass
some shadows are dragged along
Written by: Brett Sparks, Rennie Sparks
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