Gravity

I think that this song's meaning could fit almost anything anyone feels it is. Whether it's relationships, careers, life choices, or just plain ole' gravity. For me as an alcoholic/addict in recovery it has a deep meaning for me.

The fact that if you think of it in simple terms, gravity is what keeps you on grounded. And without gravity we would float away....a.k.a get high. "Gravity wants to bring me down" furthers that thought. Then he sings "Oh, twice as much ain't twice as good, and can't sustain like one half could. It's wanting more that's gonna send me to my knees." Speaks deeply to me in a way I can definitely relate to when it comes to my alcoholism. It's the intense feeling of wanting to numb yourself, get high so you don't have to come down to earth and face reality. But it is truly the wanting and craving more of what is killing you that is ACTUALLY bringing you down. Bringing you to your knees. Which hints at the fact that getting high, getting drunk, using something to get high, in the end only brings you down further than even gravity itself could. There's a saying in recovery about "rock bottom" and how it doesn't exist. You think you've hit rock bottom, but then you realize you can sink much lower than that if you continue on the path of self-destruction. Then he sings "Whoa, gravity has taken better men than me. Now how can that be?" Suggesting that people he looked up to, people he holds in high esteem, have been overcome and brought down to even below him (may six feet below) and his confusion because they seemed to have it all together unlike how he sees himself. And the ending really drives it home by the lyrics "keep me where the light is" over and over again. Because if you suffer from addiction you know what a dark place it is to be. But you can change, you can overcome it, and you can stay where the light is.

With all that being said, that's just my interpretation. I can easily see how it could refer to love and relationships. Like I said before, really it could be about pretty much anything you want it to mean. That is the beauty of music and art in general. It's not just about what it means to the creator, but all the different ways it can speak to others. As long as you find meaning it their work, they've done their job as an artist.

Great song. Great lyrics. Great art.

Much love, Carrie