As soon as I misheard the title of Conrad Sewell’s Healing Hands, I knew I had to write something about the volunteers who keep the SCA going.

November 2018

I know, I know, I know, I know
A Kingdom can be tough sometimes
I know you’d like time off sometimes
But you’re still working hard
Mm-yeah
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know your tent is calling you
But somehow there’s so much to do
I can feel you standing guard

Some people turn off in doubt
They hardly ever help out
You ask, while maybe they’re here…
But still they don’t volunteer
But not you (no way)
Not you, not you, not you, not you
Mm-yeah

You keep the Dream alive when things are falling apart
You never let us down, you hold us tight in your heart
You never say no at all, you never say no at all
You never say no at all
You’ve got helium hands

And you swear to God that you are hardly unique
You don’t even see it’s there whenever you speak:
You never say no at all, you never say no at all
You never say no at all
You’ve got helium hands

I know, I know, I know, I know
At times it’s all too much, it seems
You’ve had to take a break from schemes
You feel like you gave up

If you take moments to rest
Stumble sleepy, so stressed
You need to be at your best
We’ll never be unimpressed,
Not with you, oh
Not you, not you, not you, not you
Oh yeah, yeah

Chorus

You never say, helium
You never say, helium
You never say, helium
You never say, helium hands
You never say, helium
You never say, helium (you’ve got helium hands)
You never say, helium
You’ve got helium hands

Chorus