Folk singer, songwriter and producer Citizen Cope performs “Healing Hands,” the lead single off his 2010 album “The Rainwater LP.” Cope produced the album at his own studio, Rainwater Recordings, which he founded as a haven from the exacting demands of the music industry, leaving him free to tell the stories bursting the seams of his oversized heart.
This particular story is about that time that everything was awful, when you thought the sun would never rise and the clouds would never clear, and then one person somehow cast a silver lining over it all. What it’s about, Cope said in an interview with The River’s Rita Cary, is people’s ability to help other people out. When someone thinks their heart has stopped, when someone swears they’ve given up, it’s up to friends and family to be their healing hands.
The song comes out raspy and raw – classic Cane, with even more of an edge because it’s just him and the acoustic guitar. But the song’s optimism trumps the texture of the vocals, elevating “Healing Hands” to something that is, well, healing: from sandpaper, a silver lining and a soothing balm.
Amanda C. Thompson
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