Mgmt The Handshake Lyrics

The Handshake Lyrics

I just shook the handshake

I just sealed the deal

I'll try not to
let them

Take everything they can steal

People always told me

Don't forget your roots

I know I can feel them underneath my leather
boots



You toss all the mornings lost to the clouds and you watch
it go

Your fairweather friends on a parachute binge get lost when the
wind blows

The handshake's stuck on the tip of my tongue

It tastes
like death but it looks like fun



I was a loner

I was just
waiting by myself

When you, warped temptress

Rose to bring me
happiness and wealth

Black tears, black smile, black credit cards and
shoes

You can call all the people you want

But it's you who's being
used



Under your black eyes, honey

Right beneath your nose

A curse on all creation

Every single thing you know

White smoke,
white light, white marble on the floor

It would only take a few seconds
of darkness to figure out what's in store

Little girl



You
convince yourself that you want it, but you don't know

You keep trying to
wash the blood from your hands, but it won't go

We're gonna keep you on
the run



We got the handshake under our tongue

We got the
handshake under our tongue

We got the handshake under our tongue

We
got the handshake under our tongue

We got the handshake x15