The Day I Found My Hands

Story Behind The Song

I wrote this song right after the launch of the Iraq War, when everything seemed dark and depressing. Fortunately, my wife and I had just had a baby, which forced me to focus on the joy of a new life and how every new development in his life was a cause for celebration.

Song Description

This song juxtaposes the joy of self-discovery in a child, who is unaware of and unaffected by the problems of the world.

Song Length 3:04 Genre Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll, Pop - Rock
Tempo Medium Fast (131 - 150) Lead Vocal Duet Male
Mood Joyful, Exultant Subject Hope, Happiness
Similar Artists Wilco, The Beatles Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

On the day I found my hands
A soldier died in the desert sand
On the day I found my hands
You said look at our fine young man
On the day I found my hands

On the day I found my feet
An iceberg melted in the horrible heat
On the day I found my feet
You said look at him ain't he sweet
On the day I found my feet

I don't want to make too much of it
All this talk of impending doom
I just want to laugh at everything
And see the faces walking round the room

On the day I found my voice
The TV droned on making senseless noise
On the day I found my voice
You said we made a perfect choice
On the day I found my voice

I don't want to make too much of it
All this talk of impending doom
I just want to laugh at everything
And see the faces walking round the room
The song your singing in my ear
Drives away any thought I have of
What will become of me.

On the day I found you
The sky turned into an azure blue
On the day I found you
You said look at what we can do
On the day that I found you

Lyrics Erik Philbrook Music Erik Philbrook
Producer Lincoln Schleifer Publisher Prince of Maine Music
Performance The Brilliant Mistakes Label Aunt Mimi's Records

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