Tassels & Strings

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Gown on the backseat Coffee on my sleeve Your name in gold ink Shaking in the breeze Mom’s on the bleachers Crying through her grin You straighten my tassel Say “let the years begin” (hey!) [Chorus] We’re tied up in tassels and strings Little threads on the edge of big things Every knot that we learned Every tear that we burned All the late nights pulling at seams Now we’re walking this line in between All the could-be and was Every what-comes-next sings In our tassels and strings [Verse 2] Polaroids on corkboard Pinned above my bed Your old orchestra hoodie Hangs by my desk instead You practiced that solo Till your fingers stung Now they shake on the program When they call your name up (oh yeah) [Chorus] We’re tied up in tassels and strings Little threads on the edge of big things Every knot that we learned Every tear that we burned All the late nights pulling at seams Now we’re walking this line in between All the could-be and was Every what-comes-next sings In our tassels and strings [Bridge] Will we drift like confetti Over some other town? Or tangle like headphones Always winding back around? You take my hand Whisper “Whatever this world brings Just pull when you need me I’m stitched in your seams” [Chorus] We’re tied up in tassels and strings Little threads on the edge of big things Every knot that we learned Every tear that we burned All the late nights pulling at seams Now we’re walking this line in between All the could-be and was Every what-comes-next sings In our tassels and strings