Hands Like Houses is a rock group from Canberra, ACT, Australia.
The band is renowned for its live performances, glorious mustaches, and sophisticated musical style, garnering the group a large following in the Canberra area.
The group released one EP entitled "Bear in Mind, I'm a Lion" and were highly ranked on alternative radio station Triple J's Unearthed competition.
In 2010, the band went to Chango Studios in Florida to record its first work under its new name with producer Cameron Mizell
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F#mBm Bm* There’s no more wind to be found in the sails F#mBm Bm* Hands full of fallen stars and comet tails F#mBm Bm* Rivers of sand unentwined through my hands F#mBm Bm* To know what they've seen, well, my burden’s all pale
F#mBmA I’ll make an hourglass from my fingers F#mBm Bm* I know I’m only passing through
F#mDC#mF#m I don’t want to pretend that I’m stronger for it all F#mDEF#m I don’t want to pretend that the sadness is gone F#mDC#m 'Cause I wanna know that I’m steady on my feet F#mDEF#m I don’t want to pretend so peace will be real to me
F#m Bm Bm* (x1)
F#mBm Bm* There’s no respite to be found in the waves F#mBm Bm* Each rise and retreat will scrub the blood away
F#mBmA I’ll make an hourglass from my fingers F#mBm Bm* I know I’m only passing through
F#mDC#mF#m I don’t want to pretend that I’m stronger for it all F#mDEF#m I don’t want to pretend that the sadness is gone F#mDC#m 'Cause I wanna know that I’m steady on my feet F#mDEF#m I don’t want to pretend so peace will be real to me
F#mDC#m F#mDE (x1)
F#mDC#mF#m (Single strum) I don’t want to pretend that I’m stronger for it all F#mDEF#m (Single strum) I don’t want to pretend that the sadness is gone
F#mDC#mF#m I don’t want to pretend that I’m stronger for it all F#mDEF#m I don’t want to pretend that the sadness is gone F#mDC#m 'Cause I wanna know that I’m steady on my feet F#mDEF#m I don’t want to pretend so peace will be real to me