Scissorhands is the third single from Lindemann’s 2021 debut EP Paranoia.
A punk-influenced guitar-heavy beat is punctuated by scraping metal sounds, setting the stage for Lindemann’s soft and tuneful vocals that deliver lyrics about her loneliness, desire for intimacy and fear of both hurting othe...
[Verse 1]
I mind my own business but you keep pulling me down
I warned you, this won't end well
Swear that I want to
What I touch goes up in flames
I wish that I could change
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh (Oh), everybody's staring at me, oh (Oh)
Since you're looking I'll put on a fuckin' show (Show)
This is what you chose
[Chorus]
Why can't no one understand?
I got scissors for my hands
Hold you closer but I can't
I-I-I don't wanna kill a man
[Post-Chorus]
Don't come near
Nothing good will come from here
Your scratches won't disappear
I-I, I got, I got scissors for my hands
Scissors for my hands (Scissors for my hands)
I-I, I got, I got scissors for my–
[Verse 2]
Tiny blades, so I’m alone
Hurt everybody ten feet from me
I'm only safe, when I'm alone
I'm not okay, but I'm okay with it
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh (Oh), everybody staring at me, oh (Oh)
Like I'm a freak, but they don't even really know (Know)
They don't really know
[Chorus]
Why can't no one understand?
I got scissors for my hands (My hands)
Hold you closer but I can't
I-I-I don't wanna kill a man (Kill a man)
[Post-Chorus]
Don't come near
Nothing good will come from here
Your scratches won't disappear
I-I, I got, I got scissors for my hands
Scissors for my hands (Scissors for my hands)
I-I, I got, I got scissors for my hands
I-I, I got, I got scissors for my hands
Scissorhands was written by Benjamin Samama & Cody Tarpley & Maggie Lindemann & Paris Carney & KANNER.
Scissorhands was produced by Cody Tarpley & Sean Myer.
Maggie Lindemann released Scissorhands on Fri Oct 09 2020.
In an interview with Alternative Press magazine, Maggie described Edward Scissorhands as one of her favorite movies, saying:
It’s such a cute, quirky movie, but if you really dig deeper, you realize the struggles he faced with society’s norms and his inability to get too close to the people he love...