Hands On Me Lyrics
Vanessa Carlton
Lyrics
Two, three
I first saw you at the video exchange
I know my heart, and it will never change
This temp work would be alright if you'd call me, you'd call me
I lie awake at night for you and I pray
We cross the deepest oceans
Cargo across the sea
And if you don't believe me
Just put your hands on me
And all the constellations
Shine down for us to see
And if you don't believe me
Just put your hands on me
The subway radiates with heat
We barely met and still I cross the street
To your door
We cross the deepest oceans
Cargo across the sea
And if you don't believe me
Just put your hands on me
And all the constellations
Shine down for us to see
And if you don't believe me
Just put your hands on me
Someday when our stories are told
They'll tell of a love like this
When our descendants are all growing old
A thousand years we'll be singing
Na, na na, na na, na na na na
We climb Tibetan mountains
Where we can barely breathe
I see the Dalai Lama
I feel him blessing me
And all the constellations
Shine down for us to see
And if you don't believe me
Just put your hands on me
Na na na na na na na (hands on me)
Your hands on me (hands on me)
Na na na na na na na (hands on me)
I first saw you at the video exchange
Song & Lyrics Facts
Vanessa Carlton's "Hands On Me" is a song from her fourth studio album, Rabbits on the Run (2011). The single was released in May 2011 and was written by Vanessa Carlton and John Shanks.
It features the backing band of guitarist Mike Visceglia, drummer Abe Laboriel Jr., keyboardist Jamie Muhoberac, bassist Pino Palladino and background vocalists Liz Constantine and Carmen Carter. Lyrically, the song is about wanting to be touched and loved despite feeling like an outsider. The chorus showcases Carlton’s powerful vocals as she sings “Put your hands on me/Take away my loneliness/I wanna feel something real/Put your hands on me.”