In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
All the love that we might make
It's gonna break from the gravity
And all the magic we might take
We're gonna lose to reality
And you may love me like a saint
But you will lose faith eventually
Our love, the love that we might make
It's gonna break
Where might we float from here?
Two heads just full of air
How about we try and cut the string
We don't need all of this oxygen
How about we try and levitate
We don't need all of this gravity
And all the beauty of your face
It's gonna fade back to vanity
And all the danger I portray
It's gonna placate mundanity
And I may love you like a saint
But I will lose faith
Where might we float from here?
Two heads just full of air
What might we make of this?
Two hearts just full of shit
How about we try and cut the string
We don't need all of this oxygen
How about we try and levitate
We don't need all of this gravity
Yeah, yeah
How about we try and cut the string
We don't need all of this oxygen
It's gonna break from the gravity
And all the magic we might take
We're gonna lose to reality
And you may love me like a saint
But you will lose faith eventually
Our love, the love that we might make
It's gonna break
Where might we float from here?
Two heads just full of air
How about we try and cut the string
We don't need all of this oxygen
How about we try and levitate
We don't need all of this gravity
And all the beauty of your face
It's gonna fade back to vanity
And all the danger I portray
It's gonna placate mundanity
And I may love you like a saint
But I will lose faith
Where might we float from here?
Two heads just full of air
What might we make of this?
Two hearts just full of shit
How about we try and cut the string
We don't need all of this oxygen
How about we try and levitate
We don't need all of this gravity
Yeah, yeah
How about we try and cut the string
We don't need all of this oxygen
Lyrics submitted by nandapalaoro
Cut the String Lyrics as written by Ryan Lee Guldemond
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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