Give me a handshake

Make an impression

Make me compressed

With a quick flip of the wrist

I will explain

I will explain

If the king's shakin'

No one will make it

It's all in your handle

It's all in the way you move

I will explain

I will explain

It's a ruin and all you see

Are Roman statues' heads

All a ruin and all you see

Is ancient stonework heads

All a ruin and all you see

Is intricate detail

This is a paper

Fill up the spaces

Make sure this empty room

Feels out of place

I will explain

I will explain

Out of the tower

And down to the sidewalk

Outline your humble

But hopeful beginnings in chalk

I will explain

I will explain

It's a ruin and all you see

Are Roman statues' heads

All a ruin and all you see

Is ancient stonework heads

All a ruin and all you see

Is intricate detail

I've got to hand it to you

You've got a nice place here

I've got to hand it to you

You've got a nice place here

Give me a handshake

Shake like you mean it

Fake like you've never faked

You know I wouldn't complain

I won't complain

I won't complain

Sell off the statues

Under the table

Let all your stories

Turn into fables with time

I won't complain

I won't complain

It's a ruin and all you see

Are Roman statues' heads

All a ruin and all you see

Is ancient stonework heads

All a ruin and all you see

Is intricate detail

Give me a handshake

Make an impression now