Gravity
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Chorus
Gravity is working against meAnd gravity wants to bring me downVerse 1
Oh, I'll never knowWhat makes this man, with all the love that his heart can standDream of ways to throw it all awayChorus
Woah, woahGravity is working against meAnd gravity wants to bring me downVerse 2
Oh, twice as much ain't twice as goodAnd can't sustain like one half couldIt's wanting more that's gonna send me to my kneesVerse 2
Oh, twice as much ain't twice as goodAnd can't sustain like one half couldIt's wanting more that's gonna send me to my kneesChorus
Woah, woahGravity, stay the hell away from meWoah, woahGravity has taken better men than meNow, how can that be?Outro
Just keep me where the light isJust keep me where the light isJust keep me where the light isCome on, keep me where the light isCome on, keep me where the light isCome on, keep me where, now, keep me where the light isWhat the song means
A man recognizes that his desire for more—whether love, success, or material things—is self-destructive, like gravity pulling him down. He acknowledges that even strong people succumb to these forces. The solution: stay in "the light," a metaphor for positivity and clarity that keeps him grounded and safe.
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Gravity is working against me — An invisible force is opposing my efforts
Metaphor for self-destructive impulses or emotional weight.
Song info
- Release date
- 2007-01-31
- Album
- Continuum
- Written by
- John Mayer
- Produced by
- Steve Jordan, John Mayer
- Interpolates
- John Mayer – Gravity (Demo)