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Idle Hands

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The Futureheads

Idle Hands

Release date: 29th August 2019

From PowersTrack 93:08

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"Idle Hands" is a track by The Futureheads, from the album Powers, released 29th August 2019. The track is 3:08 long. It's filed under Indie Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 6 articles about The Futureheads.

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Lyrics

Idle Hands

Lend me your ears
Let me tell you a lie
The needs must
When the devil drives
You have had a lot to say
Today
I don't mind
I'll take it all away
Give him his due
Don't speak ill of the dead
Or he will appear
And rush in
Where angels fear to tread
You have had a lot to say
Today
I don't mind
I'll take it all away
All of the things
You thought you knew
All of this time
Were never true
Oh, what can you do?
You
You can't control
How far you've come
And what you know
Oh, I can't see any way out
We're falling apart
It seems broken
Trashing about
The devil may care
But I don't
What does that say?
Our idle hands can't hold on anyway
You have had a lot to say
Today
I don't mind
I'll take it all away
You
You can't control
How far you've come
Or what you know
No, no, no
You can't control
The answer to a question you don't know
All of the things you thought you knew
All of this time
Were never true
All of the times
You never asked
Why
You just lived your life
It came true
Then grew to be something new
Something terrible
Festering
Cover your eyes in shame
Nothing but lies
You're not listening
Lies
You're not listening
Lies
You're not listening

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Track details

From Powers

3:082019

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Album

The Futureheads

30th August 2019

Track number

9

Release year

2019

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4:02
2Good Night Out
3:28
3Animus
3:42
4Across the Border
2:56

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The Futureheads — Wonderful Christmastime (from Christmas) [3:04]
The Futureheads — What's This? (from Christmas) [2:22]
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The Futureheads — Headcase (from Powers) [2:52]
The Futureheads — Electric Shock (from Powers) [4:01]
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The Futureheads — I Can Do That (from The Chaos) [3:43]
The Futureheads — The Connector (from The Chaos) [2:57]
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6Stranger in a New Town

7Listen, Little Man!

9Idle Hands

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10Don't Look Now