Song My Mind has Hands

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‘My Mind has Hands’

A tearful girl, a word of calm,
An awful secret, a comforting arm.
A burden shared, a problem solved,
But are you getting too involved.

Strip my motives to the bone
And there a straying thought disown.
Hand to hand in the combat zone,
‘Cause my mind has hands of it’s own.

Imagination, a breading ground.
From nurtured ideas, desires abound.
You can’t indulge them and hide them away.
The thoughts of your heart, your actions betray…
…they betray.

Composer: Martin Day

Lyricist: Martin Day
© M Day May-1988

Background

I was observing a friend and his befriending of a distressed girl and had concerns about the wisdom of his comforting her. Having already written the first verse I then found out to my distress that the relationship had developed to the point that it threatened his marriage. So here you have a song more poignant than you would otherwise realise.

You can see a movie of Salt Solution playing ‘My Mind has Hands’ live at the Kingston Festival.

Movie

The song, ‘My Mind has Hands’from Salt Solution‘s 1992 performance at the Kingston Festival.

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Listen to ‘My Mind has Hand’ from Salt Solution’s album ‘Arctic Frosties‘.