Lyric discussion by Katibug2689 

Cover art for The Weight of Lies lyrics by Avett Brothers, The

Until reading this comments I never considered it was about a gay man... but now I am listen to it again, I can't deny thats what it is about.

I just morphed the lyrics to fit my own life and that I can not run from my own personal problems and that helped me with some things that I need to deal with.

I love this song... Its one of those songs that comfort me within a few notes...