[Intro]
[Acoustic Guitar, Soft Tambourine, Warm Organ]
Thread by thread…
(Going through my head)
Pulling it tight…
(Getting it right)
[Verse 1]
Loose ends dangling
All around
Pieces scattered
On the ground
Little tears
Along the seam
Is it ever
What it seems
[Refrain]
Are you itching
(To tighten the stitching)
Pulling us together
(To weather the weather)
Tighten the laces
(In all the right places)
Pulling us together
(Heading to forever)
[Verse 2]
A little tension
Keeps it tight
Too much tension
Starts a fight
If the fabric
Starts to tear
Reach across
And show you care
[Refrain]
Are you itching
(To tighten the stitching)
Pulling us together
(To weather the weather)
Tighten the laces
(In all the right places)
Pulling us together
(Heading to forever)
[Bridge]
[Half-Time Drums, Delayed Guitar]
You’ll
(Pull)
I’ll
(Pull
… until
[Instrumental]
[Surf Guitar Solo / Handclaps / Organ / Rising Bass]
[Call-and-Response Guitar Motif]
[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out, Acoustic Guitar and Bass]
Are you itching?
(Yeah!)
To tighten the stitching?
(Yeah!)
Pulling us together?
(Yeah!)
To weather the weather?
[Full Band Explodes]
[Final Refrain]
Are you itching
(To tighten the stitching)
Pulling us together
(To weather the weather)
[Outro]
Tighten the laces
(In all the right places)
Pulling us together
(Heading to forever)
Are you itching
(Keep tightening)
Keep us together
(Keep fighting)
Tighten the laces
(In all the right places)
Pulling us together
(Heading to forever)
[Acoustic Guitar, Soft Organ, Fading Percussion]
Thread by thread…
Seam by seam…
Pulling us together…
Weathering the weather…
[Silence]
[End]
From the album “Full Blown“