Lyric discussion by CONTROLDbyhatred 

gravity is a metaphor for fate. and in the end everything will fall in to place. and you cant escape that and everything you do in life will all come together in the end.. and some people gotta see gotta know right now what there fate is.. etc. get it?

Isaac doesn't believe in fate.

Yeah. Isaac has never been one for anything that isn't very concreye. I tend to agree with him. What the hell is fate anyway? Just makes certain things happen and we can't explain why it's there . . . Like gravity. That would work if fate existed. But wait, fate just makes things go in certain directions so everything will fall into place. (whoa. I swear i just said that not even thinking about the lyrics) but gravity is consistent. It makes things go toward the center of the earth, always, eternally. So gravity isn't that much like fate. If...

Modestmouse1115, I will have to disagree with you. I am no fan of fate myself, nor do I propagate its existence. With that said, I believe you failed to grasp the figurative meaning of gravity. Even narrowing it down as you did to 'pulling things towards the center of the earth eternally', which is not a very good definition of gravity (very heliocentric), you can still understand its relationship with fate. Gravity is inevitable, we have no choice in its existence and its effect on us. Similarly, if one believed in fate they most likely would feel the same way...

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