Cover art for Handstand by Miley Cyrus
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[Intro]
We met each other on the neon dinghy
Past the manta rays and palm trees
Glowing creatures beamed down from great heights
Electric eels and red venom
In the sky, we could see the riders on the horseback
On comets, coming toward us, kicking up with laughter
My friend Big Twitchy rode the boat into the light
Surfed to the north break
We danced until there was nothing left
Just me and Twitchy
'Cause that's all we knew

[Interlude]
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah

[Chorus]
You're questioning the science, 'cause you don't understand
How I'm doing what I'm doing in a fucking handstand
You found it so impressive that I do it again
My other one is busy, so I use my left hand
We took it kinda fast but you put it in slow
I see your mother's calling and you're hitting ignore
It's like you saw a unicorn, you don't understand
How I'm doin' what I'm doin' in a fucking handstand
[Bridge]
I wish I could crawl inside your heart
Take you captive and then sail away
I wish I could know that it's forever
Take me captive and then sail away

[Chorus]
You're questioning the science, 'cause you don't understand
How I'm doing what I'm doing in a fucking handstand
You found it so impressive that I do it again
My other one is busy, so I use my left hand
We took it kinda fast but you put it in slow
I see your mother's calling and you're hitting ignore
It's like you saw a unicorn, you don't understand
How I'm doin' what I'm doin' in a fucking handstand

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As the final track on the AM side of Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus' highly anticipated studio album, “Handstand” is a wildly different song to the others on the album. The track features a spoken intro, almost like a poem, about meeting someone that you won’t forget. The chorus is sexually driven, and talks about pleasuring a lover.

The track’s intro was teased in the album’s trailer, on February 5, 2023, and the instrumental was used in the tracklist trailer. The producer on the track is Cyrus' boyfriend, Maxx Morando.

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Dr. Preuss Studios & Larrabee Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
Release Date
March 10, 2023
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