Lightness

Lightness
There's a tear in the fabric of your favorite dress
And I'm sneaking glances.
Looking for the patterns in static
They start to make sense the longer I'm at it.
Ivory lines lead
Your heart is a river that flows from your chest
Through every organ
Your brain is the dam
And I am the fish who can't reach the core.

Ivory lines lead
Oh, instincts are misleading
You shouldn't think what you're feeling
They don't tell you what you know you should want.
Ivory lines lead
Ivory lines lead
Oh, instincts are misleading
You shouldn't think what you're feeling
They don't tell you want you know you should want.
Ivory lines lead
Ivory lines lead
En 'Lightness' de Death Cab For Cutie, la canción te sumerge en un mundo de metáforas y emociones. Con una delicadeza palpable, se describe a través de la imagen de un vestido favorito con una lágrima en su tela, el deseo de descifrar lo estático en busca de patrones que cobran sentido con el tiempo...