The One with the Tambourine Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dgp 

Cover art for The One with the Tambourine lyrics by American Football

"those red strings: our insecurities"

Until i just listened to that line really closely, I was sure it was: "Those red streaks... are insecurities"

I interpreted the 'red streaks' like scratches, wounds. It made sense to me that way.

But listening closely, it -is- definitely "strings." But I think "are" would work just as well if not better, than "our" in the sentence. Does anyone own an album with official lyrics so we can be sure?