san marino where I once met you

Hand shaking machine

  I'm tangled up in you

            your claws -

                                    your cause

I've yet to see your face

and I'm doubtful

I ever will

people ask for snippets

            of your hair

(and they don't stop there)

furious proposals are made

   with wrong words

   from frantic minds

and I'm tangled up in you

            hand shaking machine,

            hand-shaking machine

your slender arms

  give away your malnourished self

  but how you keep your hands so soft -

            is a mystery to me.

I don't think I'll ever

    let you go dear

hand shaking machine.

I don't think I'll ever find

another one like you

hand shaking machine,

I noticed your painted fingers:

            red-like blood

            also the color of love

                                    are you in love with me

                                    hand shaking machine

your             rhythmic

            soft

            hard

            pumping            grip

shows me how great of a

hand shaking machine

you are -

don't let others find out

that you and I

have become a we

after our tango

hand shaking machine

the last thing I need is

        people speculating my

grip on myself

let me kiss your hand

let me kiss you once

            hand shaking machine

this metal tang seeping

through my tongue

is malicious in nature

but I forgive you

I always will

hand shaking machine

listen I won't let go of you

hand shaking machine

            please don't let go of me

hand shaking machine

don't let me down darling

don't let me down