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Creativity Quote by Shakira

"You're a song written by the hands of God"

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It is theology remixed into pop romance: a lover so astonishing they feel authored, not merely met. Shakira’s line turns desire into destiny with one sly move of language. Calling someone “a song” isn’t just flattery; it’s also a quiet flex from a musician. She frames the beloved as art, not object, suggesting something crafted with intention, melody, and structure. And by attributing that craft to “the hands of God,” she upgrades attraction into reverence, borrowing the weight of the sacred to make the feeling sound inevitable.

The subtext is doing double duty. On one level, it’s awe: you don’t compare a person to divine handiwork unless you’re confessing you’re outmatched. On another, it’s permission. If God “wrote” you, then loving you isn’t messy impulse; it’s almost a moral alignment. That’s a powerful alibi for intensity, especially in pop, where longing has to feel both urgent and defensible.

Context matters: Shakira emerged as a global star by translating intimacy across languages and markets, threading Latin pop with a broad, radio-ready romantic vocabulary. Religious imagery travels well because it’s culturally legible even to listeners who aren’t devout. The line lands because it’s simple enough to sing and loaded enough to linger, offering the thrill of cosmic meaning without asking the audience to commit to anything heavier than the chorus.

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Shakira. (n.d.). You're a song written by the hands of God. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/youre-a-song-written-by-the-hands-of-god-118434/

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Shakira. "You're a song written by the hands of God." FixQuotes. Accessed February 2, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/youre-a-song-written-by-the-hands-of-god-118434/.

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"You're a song written by the hands of God." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/youre-a-song-written-by-the-hands-of-god-118434/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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Shakira

Shakira (born February 2, 1977) is a Musician from Colombia.

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