“They looked like Strong Hands” was released on Bayside the second album by punk rock band Bayside. The album was released September 1, 2005 through Victory Records.
The song is a reflection on self-doubt. The title is a reference to dialogue from the 1985 movie “The Neverending Story” where Rock B...
[Verse 1]
This isn't who I am
From confidence to self doubt in 60 seconds
Storming stages and stereos from here to there
Trying to prove that I belong
Trying to win approval from people that I don't know
[Chorus]
And I look so strong
When the weight of all the world
Don't take its toll
And I'd choose my sides
If I believed in what was right
But I'm all wrong
[Verse 2]
I'm not larger than life, I'm not taller than trees
Do I mean what I say, is it just this disease? Where I never go home
Never telling the truth how this life eats away
Admitting I'm fake
And I'm questioning whether this whole thing was worth it to die poor and all alone?
[Chorus]
And I look so strong
When the weight of all the world
Don't take its toll
And I'd choose my sides
If I believed in what was right
But I'm all wrong
[Bridge]
Just don't tell me this doesn't mean the world
'Cause my ears would bleed and my heart would hit the floor
[Chorus]
And I look so strong
When the weight of all the world
Don't take its toll
And I'd choose my sides
If I believed in what was right
But I'm all wrong
They Looked Like Strong Hands was written by John “Beatz” Holohan & Nick Ghanbarian & Jack O’Shea & Anthony Raneri.
They Looked Like Strong Hands was produced by Kenny Gioia & Shep Goodman.
Bayside released They Looked Like Strong Hands on Tue Aug 23 2005.