Keep Your Hands to Yourself
reference
Idea
“Keep Your Hands to Yourself”
Verse 1
You say you’re different, say you’re “one of the good ones”
Like it’s a badge you
Prompt
Modelli
[verse]
“Keep Your Hands to Yourself”
[verse]
You say you’re different, say you’re “one of the good ones”
Like it’s a badge you wear with pride
But I’m still watching every doorway
Still measuring the space between my spine and your eyes
You call it instinct, call it human nature
Like my body signed some silent deal
But I was not put here for your hunger
And your wanting doesn’t make it real
[pre-chorus]
I don’t owe you comfort
I don’t owe you skin
Respect is not a favor
It’s where decency begins
[chorus]
So keep your hands to yourself, man
That’s not love, that’s control
Don’t dress it up as passion
When it’s just you crossing a line you know
I’m not playing hard to get
I’m just saying no
So keep your hands to yourself, man
That’s the bare minimum, you know
[verse]
You laugh it off, say I’m too sensitive
Say the world’s gone soft somehow
But funny how it’s always women
Who are told to just calm down
I’ve learned to carry keys like weapons
Learned to smile while standing still
You get praised for doing nothing
For resisting your own will
[chorus]
So keep your hands to yourself, man
That’s not virtue, that’s basic ground
Don’t ask for applause for your silence
For not tearing something down
I’m not your lesson, not your test
Not your chance to play the role
So keep your hands to yourself, man
That’s the bare minimum, you know
[bridge]
Imagine if the bar was higher
If respect was loud and clear
If safety wasn’t something
We had to beg for, year by year
Final Chorus
Keep your hands to yourself, man
And teach your friends the same
Don’t wait for daughters to be born
To finally learn her name
I’m not asking for a miracle
Just room to breathe, to grow
So keep your hands to yourself, man
That’s the bare minimum
Yeah, that’s the bare minimum
You know