judging by the title, Strings, i think it's about how these two people are tied to one another. in the beginning it seems that she's reluctant and "shook up" because he's revealed to her ("it's how i lie, what no one told you?)that he has a reputation of either being a fake [a liar] or that he's been with [lied with/ slept around with] alot of women . with this knowledge, however, she still feels like there's stings attached between them, which is why he knows ahe'll stay with him. the choruses suggest that he's trying to show her how bad he is for her, to prevent her from getting hurt by him, but he still wants her to stay with him. they're a big mess, they "move in knots" but they stay together. in using a name, Sherry, it implies familiarity; they've grown more accustomed to one another. in the last verse ("now i can walk... oh you won't hide") it's apparent that she now trusts him completely. in the last chorus, he realises this and wants to show her that he'll be good to her ("i will show you/ BUT i won't lie"); either he won't lie to her, or in knowing that she trusts him, he won't "lie" with her and then leave her like he has in the past with others.
judging by the title, Strings, i think it's about how these two people are tied to one another. in the beginning it seems that she's reluctant and "shook up" because he's revealed to her ("it's how i lie, what no one told you?)that he has a reputation of either being a fake [a liar] or that he's been with [lied with/ slept around with] alot of women . with this knowledge, however, she still feels like there's stings attached between them, which is why he knows ahe'll stay with him. the choruses suggest that he's trying to show her how bad he is for her, to prevent her from getting hurt by him, but he still wants her to stay with him. they're a big mess, they "move in knots" but they stay together. in using a name, Sherry, it implies familiarity; they've grown more accustomed to one another. in the last verse ("now i can walk... oh you won't hide") it's apparent that she now trusts him completely. in the last chorus, he realises this and wants to show her that he'll be good to her ("i will show you/ BUT i won't lie"); either he won't lie to her, or in knowing that she trusts him, he won't "lie" with her and then leave her like he has in the past with others.