Verse
Red bulb swinging on an iron wire
Low bass burning like a slow cool fire
You rest two fingers on my shoulder blade
Tracing the tempo that the drum just made
Dust on the brickwork, heat in the space
Finding the pocket in this crowded place
Pre-Chorus
No need for speaking now
The rhythm shows us how
You turn your palm into mine
We let the tempo unwind
Chorus
Your hands tell me what to hold tonight
Low bass moving on the floor just right
Two palms open in the heavy room
Your hands tell me what to hold tonight
Verse
Sweat like glass on your collarbone
Bare feet turning on the polished stone
You press your thumb to my steady wrist
Counting the beats that we almost missed
Cool air cuts through the open door
Leaving our shadows on the concrete floor
Pre-Chorus
No need for speaking now
The rhythm shows us how
You turn your palm into mine
We let the tempo unwind
Chorus
Your hands tell me what to hold tonight
Low bass moving on the floor just right
Two palms open in the heavy room
Your hands tell me what to hold tonight
Bridge
All the loud talk has faded dry
Nothing out there in the morning sky
Just the warm press against my skin
Where you let go and where I begin
Chorus
Your hands tell me what to hold tonight
Low bass moving on the floor just right
Two palms open in the heavy room
Your hands tell me what to hold tonight