[Verse 1]
From clenched fists to open palms
From anxious striving to peaceful psalms
The journey of release begins
Open hands, where grace comes in
[Verse 2]
I can't receive with fists held tight
I can't embrace with all my might
The posture of surrender shows
Open hands is how love flows
[Pre-Chorus]
Uncurl the fingers one by one
Release what can't be held or won
The physical becomes spiritual truth
Open hands, eternal youth
[Chorus]
Open hands! (Not clenched fists!)
Open hands! (I resist!)
The urge to grasp and control today
Open hands, this is the way!
Receiving posture, releasing clasp
Open hands, letting go at last!
[Verse 3]
Look at your hands right now, today
Are they clenched or turned up to pray?
The body knows before the mind
Open hands, what you'll find
[Verse 4]
Is freedom in the letting be
Is grace that flows abundantly
Not earning, grasping, holding tight
Open hands receive the light
[Pre-Chorus]
Uncurl the fingers one by one
Release what can't be held or won
The physical becomes spiritual truth
Open hands, eternal youth
[Chorus]
Open hands! (Not clenched fists!)
Open hands! (I resist!)
The urge to grasp and control today
Open hands, this is the way!
Receiving posture, releasing clasp
Open hands, letting go at last!
[Bridge]
Show me your hands! Open wide!
Let it go now! Nothing to hide!
Nothing to hide! This is the posture!
Of this place! From grasping!
From holding! To believing!
From clenched! To open!
From broken! To hoping!
[Breakdown]
The angels know this posture well
Hands open to receive and tell
The glory that comes flowing down
Open hands, heaven's crown
Not striving but receiving here
Open hands remove the fear
[Final Chorus]
Open hands! (Not clenched fists!)
Open hands! (I resist!)
The urge to grasp and control today
Open hands, this is the way!
Receiving posture, releasing clasp
Open hands, letting go at last!
[Coda]
Open hands... Open hands... Open hands...
The urge to grasp and control today… OPEN HANDS… Never ends
- Text origin
- 21st century
- Melody origin
- 21st century
- Recording
- 2026
- Original language
- English
- Performed language
- English
- Musical form
- Rock
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