Lightness

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Lightness by Death Cab for Cutie

About Lightness

There is a paradoxically pensive, deep contemplation to the lyrics of “Lightness,” which focuses on the polar opposite of the song title’s literal definition. Although the lyrical meaning which permeates this track is indeed depressingly heavy, the music on its own envelops the listener in a mood that is faithful to its namesake – juxtaposing the heavy meaning of its lyrics with a calming, if not slightly eerie, levity. Though Gibbard has .

Lightness Lyrics

[00:00.42] There's a tear in the fabric
[00:04.31] Of your favorite dress and I'm sneaking glances
[00:13.29] Looking for the patterns in static
[00:17.51] They start to make sense
[00:20.73] The longer I'm at it
[00:25.87] Ivory lines lead...
[00:53.35] Your heart is a river
[00:57.02] That flows from your chest through every organ
[01:06.12] Your brain is the dam
[01:09.98] And I am the fish
[01:13.19] Who can't reach the core
[01:19.00] Ivory lines lead...
[01:31.93] Oh, instincts are misleading
[01:38.06] You shouldn't think what you're feeling
[01:44.56] They don't tell you what
[01:47.69] You know you should want
[01:51.52] Ivory lines lead...
[02:04.48] Ivory lines lead...
[02:17.88] Oh instincts are misleading
[02:23.87] You shouldn't think what you're feeling
[02:30.03] They don't tell you what
[02:33.33] You know you should want
[02:43.74] Ivory lines lead...
[02:56.67] Ivory lines lead...
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From the album: Transatlanticism (10th Anniversary Edition)