Alt j left hand free meaning

Song Released: 2014

Left Hand Free Lyrics

Hey, shady baby, I'm hot like the prodigal son
Pick a petal eenie meenie miney moe
And, flower, you're the chosen one

Well, your left hand's free
And your right's in a grip
With another left hand
Watch his right hand slip
Towards his...

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   anonymous

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   Oct 10th 2014 report

   I believe the song in narrated in a lustful man who is full of desire to get this girl. Out of everyone, she is "the chosen one". However, she is with another man who the narrator believes is not even competition for him. The narrator is trying to prove her that he is worthwhile to the girl. He also mentions that her left hand is free which means that she is not married that could be interpreted as she is free to pick him as well.
   It is yet another sensual song from alt-J, reaching to the inner emotions of the listeners. Pleasing to the ears and to the imagination.

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   Sep 29th 2014 report

   It means he wants this chick, but she's with another man who's bigger and violent. But he's telling her she's free, because she's not married, her left hand is free of a wedding ring, and he's free. Pick a battle, make a choice between him or me, einie meany miny moe.

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   Sep 24th 2014 report

   Left Hand Free is a song that is meant to be a jab at the label intervention that spawned this song. The song is about a guy scrolling through porn, picking out which video he wants to masturbate to. The lyric "Hey shady baby I'm hot" is pretty self explanatory. "Pick a battle eenie meenie miney moe" is about the actual act of picking the porn video. "Well your left hand's free and your right's in a grip... watch his left hand slip towards his gun" is about the right hand being in a grip about his 'gun'. The lyrics in the second verse: "...Girl you're the one for me. Though your man's bigger than I am all my days he disagrees" is about how he finally picked a video and about how in porn (at least in my opinion) the man is not suppose to make the viewer feel emasculated, so even though his dick is literally bigger, he 'disagrees'. Also the music video for this song is just shots of young, beautiful men and women just enjoying each others company in swimwear. This song was written as a subtle middle finger to their label company that forced them to write a hit; so they took 20 minutes to write a hit about jerking off.

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   Apr 28th 2021 report

   The song is about jerking off with your left hand instead of your right as “your left hand’s free”

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   Sep 20th 2019 report

   You need two hands to use a single action gun.

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   Sep 25th 2014 report

   Yes it's about the wankers at the music labels.

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In the TIAY app there was a location to listen to it in Cardiff. This app showed locations important to alt j. I was taking to a friend in Cardiff and "Left Hand Free" there means single - as your left hand is free (no Ring for wedding, engaged) - so your up for the taking. So basically means - your single - but hidden in the way Alt J does it!

Ain't shady, baby, I'm hot like the prodigal son
Pick a petal, eenie meenie miney moe
And, flower, you're the chosen one

Well, your left hand's free
And your right's in a grip
With another left hand
Watch his right hand slip
Towards his gun, oh, no (oh)

I tackle, we tussle and, oh my days, we're rolling
My right hand's gripped on his Colt single-action army, oh no

Well, your left hand's free
And your right's in a grip
With another left hand
Watch his right hand slip
Towards his gun, oh, no (oh)

N-E-O, O-M-G, gee whiz
Girl, you're the one for me
Though your man's bigger than I am
Oh my days, he disagrees, oh, no (oh, speak easy)

Well, my left hand's free (oh)
Well, my left hand's free (oh)
Well, my left hand's free (oh), oh no

Ain't shady, baby, I'm hot like the prodigal son
Pick a petal, eenie meenie miney moe
And, flower, you're the chosen one

Well, your left hand's free (oh)
Well, my left hand's free (oh)
Well, my left hand's free (oh)
Well, my left hand's free (oh)
Well, my left hand's free (oh) oh, no

Lyrics submitted by jellyfishs, edited by jivves, Scuba101

Left Hand Free Lyrics as written by Joe Newman Augustus Unger Hamilton

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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