Hands Away

Album: Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
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Songfacts®:

  • Interpol's vocalist Paul Banks told Q magazine that people often miss the humor in his lyrics, citing this song. "That's from the standpoint of a homosexual into bondage," he said. "There's one wicked funny line to me, 'Let's see about this ham.'"

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