Cannonball

To me this song is definitely about an affair. When you kiss that person and know you shouldn't but want to so much. The being madly in love with the other person and being unsure of how they feel

I think most of the first part of the song is self-explanatory - but I love the line "you step a little closer each day, so close I can't see what's going on". This shows he is completely in love with her but it's all happening so fast and at a time it shouldn't that it's hard to keep up and understand what's happening

My understanding of the chorus is

Stones taught me to fly - Something that you know should not be giving you the strength and feelings that you have and yet it does. It's about becoming reliant on someone that you know you shouldn't to feel good

Love it taught me to lie - Falling in love with the other person and having to lie to your partner. Or it could be that you have fallen in love so early on and so deeply that you have to keep your feelings hidden and therefore lie

Life it taught me to die - The turmoil and confusion caused by it all that all you want to do is lock yourself away and not deal with reality.

So it's not hard to fall, when you float like a cannonball - Because you are high/feeling great about something you shouldn't. Living life dangerously knowing that there is so much there but yet one day it may all come crashing down around you

So come on courage teach me to be shy - To me this is about being completely and madly in love with someone you shouldn't therefore sometimes it's best to back away no matter how hard that is.

This is a lovely song. I had an affair last year and the person I was seeing sent me this song - every line fitted my life entirely and I couldn't help but cry when listen to it - I still can't. A very powerful and moving song very cleverly written