---
title: 'Hands Off, Gabriella (Lyrics)'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=inPE4vdABRY'
video_id: 'inPE4vdABRY'
date: 2026-08-05
duration_sec: 296
---

# Hands Off, Gabriella (Lyrics)

> Source: [Hands Off, Gabriella (Lyrics)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=inPE4vdABRY)

## Summary

The video is a music track titled 'Hands Off, Gabriella' featuring lyrics about jealousy and possessiveness in a romantic context. The transcript consists solely of the song's lyrics, with no spoken commentary or educational content.

### Key Points

- **Opening lines** [00:00] — The song opens with imagery of a fast bullet and a casket, setting a dramatic tone.
- **Main theme introduced** [00:25] — The singer addresses Gabriella, warning her to keep her hands off the singer's romantic interest, emphasizing possessiveness.
- **Repetition of chorus** [01:19] — The chorus repeats the plea 'Hands off, Gabriella' multiple times, reinforcing the central message.
- **Metaphorical language** [01:34] — Lyrics include 'chicken amaretto' and 'taste just like the summer', using sensory metaphors to describe attraction.
- **Spanish verse** [02:59] — A verse in Spanish appears, adding a bilingual element: 'El hielo conmigo, conmigo se va' (The ice goes with me).
- **Final chorus and outro** [03:50] — The song concludes with repeated refrains and a closing line 'I know we were close', suggesting a complex relationship.

### Conclusion

The video is purely a musical performance with no educational or instructional content. It focuses on themes of jealousy and romantic rivalry, delivered through repetitive and metaphorical lyrics.

## Transcript

I like a bullet, flying too fast I couldn't catch it
Hot in the casket, you always knew it The starting role, the main attraction Got cameras flashin', like Ooh, you got everybody's eyes on Jesse
And I see you too Ooh, you can have anyone else you wanna do I'm beggin' you Hands off, Gabriella, Gabriella
Hands off, Gabriella, la la la Back off of my fella, Gabriella Back off, Gabriella-la-la Hands off, Gabriella, Gabriella Hands off, Gabriella-la-la
Back off of my fella Gabriella Back off Gabriella Cause ooh you could have anyone else you wanted to I begging you
Hands off, Gabriella Gabriella, hands off, Gabriella, la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la La la la, chicken amaretto I bet you taste just like the summer, under the covers
Me in the middle, overprotective I'm a lover, you made me wonder Like ooh, if you made all of these fantasies come true, what would you do?
Like ooh, you can have anyone else you wanna do, but I'm begging you hands
back off back off back off back off Gabriella la la la Cause who
You could have anyone else you wanted to I'm begging you Hands off, Gabriella Gabriella, hands off Gabriella, la la la
La la la la La la la la La la la la La la la la La la la la
La la la la La la la la La la la la El hielo conmigo, conmigo se va
Sus ojos son míos, solo va a cambiar Me quiere a mí, no importa, va a tener más Hands up Gabriela Gabriela Hands off Cabriela la la Back off on my fella Cabriela Back off Cabriela la la
Hands off Cabriela, Cabriela Hands off Cabriela, la la Back off on my fella, Cabriela Back off Cabriela, la la
Cause ooh, you could have anyone else you wanted to I'm begging you Hands off Gabriella Gabriella, hands off Gabriella
La la la la La la la la La la la la La la la la
La la la la La la la la La la la la La la la la
La la la la La la la la I know We were close