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Now Wash Your Hands

(lyrics by Vin Murtagh ©2015)

The hands that were gently

Rocking your cradle

And turning the pages

Of the nursery fable

The ones that used to

Comfort and sway

They never meant to

Push you away

Now wash your hands

The ones that so perfectly

Handled with care

And gleefully punched

At the hospital air

They’re the same ones that blister

And puncture and tear

They rip at my skin

And they pull at my hair

Now wash your hands

Now wash your hands

I so want to touch you

But what can I say?

You’re arm’s length from me

And just one step away

I dropped the guidebook

That set out the plans

The sign at the station says

Now, wash your hands

These turbulent winds

Took the air from our sails

We cover our eyes

From the sandstorms and the gales

We scratch at the lice

And the vermin and scales

I scrub at the dirt

That’s under my nails

Now wash your hands

Now wash your hands

Now wash your hands

The stroke of the brow

As the child is lulled to sleep

Soft fingers wipe

At the tears that you weep

But I’m holding the ground

And the ground is too steep

I grope for a light

In this cellar so deep

Now wash your hands

Now wash your hands

Now wash your hands

Now wash your hands

Now, wash your hands