THROWIN' HANDS
Lyrics & Music: Erich Arndt
Brendan Power- Vocals; Bill Brown- Bagpipes; Erich Arndt- Guitar; Gary Eurice- Fiddle; Jon Heller- Bagpipes; Rich Lipski- Bass; Tommy Leanza- Drums
This time you stepped a bit too far
This time you crossed a line
This time you set that mouth to running
One too many times
When there's nothing left to argue
You settle it like a man
Get on your feet you piece of meat
Prepare to throw some hands
(Chorus)
Throwin' hands in the old way
Throwin' hands like the old days
It's been so good to meet you
I’d hate to have to beat you
Throwin' hands 'cause we want to
Throwin' hands when we don't want you
When words run out, no need to shout
Hey, that's what we throw hands about
That's what we throw hands about
Count yourself a lucky man
If out that door you walk
Upright and standing on two legs
With all the shit you talk
When they find you face down in the mud
The favor's been returned
When I knock that chip back off your shoulder
Your lesson shall be learned
(Repeat Chorus)
(Instrumental)
Throwin' hands in the old way
Throwin' hands like the old days
It's been so good to meet you
I’d hate to have to beat you
Throwin' hands 'cause we want to
Throwin' hands when we don't want you
When words run out, no need to shout
Hey, that's why we throw hands
(Repeat Chorus)
We've got this one fan, superfan really, who is a boxer. And Brendan our singer used to wrestle in school. So I kind of tried to put myself in their shoes and write a song about fighting. One time a long time ago in a bar in Hanover called The Franklin House I ran into this guy who just wanted to get into a fight. He went from one person to the next just trying to get a reaction. I managed to evade him but eventually he landed on the wrong guy and ended up on his ass outside by the Coke machine. I guess this is a song about dudes like that. Sometimes you get what you're looking for, you know? -Erich
When Erich brought this song to the band, I believe everyone instantly fell in love with it. This song had a lot more of the distinctive Kilmaine Saints sound. Plus, how could someone not love singing "get on your feet you piece of meat, prepare to throw some hands"? - Brendan
This song is a great example of how a single instrument can completely transform a song. From the moment Jon and Rich wrote the bagpipe melody, it hasn't left my head. My goal with the fiddle was to add color without getting in the way of the pipes, so nothing overly complex or melodic during those parts. However, I'm allowed to stretch my legs a bit during the verses and the fiddle solo. The solo for Throwin' Hands is one of the more difficult ones on the album for me. The first time we played this song live, we accidentally played it about 40% faster than we recorded it. You can imagine how well that went for me... -Gary
The best lyrical line of the whole album is in this song. You can usually find me mouthing along at our live shows – can you figure out what it is? It had us all in stitches for weeks. -Billy
Out of all the songs on this album, this feels the most "classic" Kilmaine Saints. I'm happy with the growth and direction we are taking as a band, but sometimes a basic street/Celtic punk sound with some chorus "whoa's" just hit the spot. I loved the collaboration with Jon on the pipe riff. He came to my studio to record and we weren't sure what to do. We looped the intro and Jon just played whatever came to mind. I picked out my favorite lines and we pieced them together. -Rich