Starting with what appears to be a sinister glockenspiel (my nickname in highschool) played by a cat running across it, “Seek Shelter’s” closer and lead single asks for mercy from a “limp-wristed god” and a mission to find land or shelter while rowing in the middle of an endless ocean. Borrowing the...
[Verse 1]
There is no shape, there is no form
But a smoky rolling mass
So it billows like the sea
Surges overcome to pass
Some power exceeds muscle
Even the weightless can outweigh
Put one over in the hustle
Teacher becomes protege
[Chorus]
And we row, on we go, through these murky water bodies
Little known, little shown, just a distant call of sound
[Verse 2]
See the couplets in the sun
In an alabaster hue
Slouched across these spangled acres
Rich outlandish revenue
See it come and see it go
As you find it then it's lost
Far beyond the holding hand
In a pipe dream double-crossed
[Chorus]
And we row, on we go, through these murky water bodies
Little known, little shown, just a distant call of sound
[Outro]
'O limp wristed god, limp wristed god
Don't you know I'm not at a fault in your weakened arms
Sent off at a breathless pace
Softened come the fall from grace
'O limp wristed god, limp wristed god
Don't you know I'm not at a fault in your weakened arms
Knocking on your windows is a cavalcade
Pleading for relief, a call to aid
The Holding Hand was written by Elias Bender Rønnenfelt & Jakob Tvilling Pless & Johan Surrballe Wieth & Casper Morilla & Dan Kjær Nielsen.
The Holding Hand was produced by Iceage & Nis Bysted & Sonic Boom.
Iceage released The Holding Hand on Tue Feb 02 2021.