Magnet
Magnetic Forces of Love: Pushing and Pulling in Punch Brothers' Melody
Lyrics
I pinned her to the wall and said
I initiated physical contact by pressing her against the wall and expressed my desire to take her home.
I wanna take you home
Reiteration of the desire to take her home.
I wanna take you home, think about it
Emphasizing the request for her to consider going home.
She threw me to the floor and said
She responded by forcefully pushing me to the floor and expressed her own desire to take me home.
I wanna take you home
Reiteration of her desire to take me home.
I wanna take you home, think about it
Emphasizing her request for me to think about going home.
What's the center between two centers of attention?
Pondering the midpoint between two individuals who are both seeking attention.
Is there a center between two centers of attention?
Raising a question about the existence of a midpoint between two attention-seeking individuals.
All our attention between two centers of attention and then there's
Describing the focus of attention shared between two individuals, followed by an unfinished thought.
Cause I'm a magnet
Declaring oneself as a magnetic force.
And you're a magnet
Attributing a magnetic quality to the other person.
And we're pushing each other away
Both individuals repelling each other, creating distance.
We're pushing each other away
Repetition emphasizing the mutual distancing between the individuals.
We're pushing each other away
-Baby I'm a blank cheque
Describing oneself as a blank cheque, symbolizing open possibilities or potential.
And you're a blank cheque
Attributing a similar blank cheque quality to the other person.
To whose order we going to pay?
Raising questions about the order or direction in which they are moving.
To whose order we going to pay?
-To whose order we going to pay?
-I laughed away to tears and said what if you took me now
Laughing away tears, suggesting a lighthearted response to a serious question about taking immediate action.
What if you took me here, think about it
Presenting a hypothetical scenario of taking action now and urging her to think about it.
She locked the hallway door and said
She secured the surroundings and insisted on immediate action, discouraging further contemplation.
You gonna take me now
Reiteration of her insistence on taking immediate action.
You gonna take me here, don't think about it
Emphasizing the location of the immediate action, while discouraging further contemplation.
But I've thought about it
Expressing that the speaker has indeed considered the proposal.
What's the center between two centers of attention?
Posing a similar question about the midpoint between attention-seeking individuals, possibly reflecting on the earlier lines.
Is center of attention is some center of attention?
Raising a question about whether the center of attention is itself seeking attention.
All our attention between two centers of attention and then there's
Reiteration of shared attention between two individuals, followed by an unfinished thought.
Oh yes
Expressing affirmation or agreement.
Cause I'm a magnet
Repeating the declaration of being a magnet.
And you're a magnet
Reiterating the magnetic quality attributed to the other person.
And we're pushing each other away
Repetition emphasizing the mutual repulsion and distancing between the individuals.
We're pushing each other away
-We're pushing each other away
-Oh baby I'm a blank cheque
Repeating the description of oneself as a blank cheque.
And you're a blank cheque
Reiterating the blank cheque quality attributed to the other person.
Our very own order to pay
Stating that they have their own unique order or direction to follow.
Our very own order to pay
-Our very own order to pay
-Cause we're pushing each other away
Repetition emphasizing the ongoing mutual repulsion and distancing between the individuals.
We're pushing each other away
-We're pushing each other away
-We're pushing each other away
-Cause we're pushing each other away
-We're pushing each other away
-Baby I'm a magnet
Reiterating the declaration of being a magnet.
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