Gravity
Mayer Lyrics


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Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down

Oh, I'll never know
What makes this man, with all the love that his heart can stand
Dream of ways to throw it all away

Whoa, whoa
Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down

Oh, twice as much ain't twice as good
And can't sustain like one half could
It's wanting more that's gonna send me to my knees

Oh, twice as much ain't twice as good
And can't sustain like one half could
It's wanting more that's gonna send me to my knees

Whoa, whoa
Gravity, stay the hell away from me
Whoa, whoa
Gravity has taken better men than me
Now how can that be?

Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Come on, keep me where the light is




Come on, keep me where the light is
Come on, keep me where, now, keep me where the light is

Overall Meaning

John Mayer's "Gravity" is a song about the struggle that the singer goes through with himself. Gravity in this song refers to the force that is pulling him down and making it hard for him to move forward. The lyrics suggest that no matter how much love he has in his heart, there is always something that makes him want to throw it all away. This struggle is clearly depicted in the lines, "Oh, I'll never know what makes this man, with all the love that his heart can stand, dream of ways to throw it all away."


In the second verse of the song, Mayer talks about how he feels twice as much is not always better and can't sustain like one half could. This line seems to suggest that he has not been able to maintain anything in his life due to his struggle. He also mentions that it's wanting more that's going to send him to his knees. This line reinforces the idea that the struggle he faces is not going away soon.


The chorus of the song is Mayer pleading with gravity to stay away from him because it has taken better men than him. He asks to be kept where the light is, suggesting he needs to be put in a good place to keep his battle against gravity in check. In essence, "Gravity" is a song that talks about the constant struggle to stay afloat when everything seems to be pulling you down.


Line by Line Meaning

Gravity is working against me
I feel like the universe is conspiring against me to make things difficult.


And gravity wants to bring me down
The more I struggle, the more it seems like everything is trying to drag me down.


Oh, I'll never know
I don't understand why I keep sabotaging myself, even when everything seems to be going well.


What makes this man, with all the love that his heart can stand
Despite having everything I need to be happy, I still can't help but feel like something is missing.


Dream of ways to throw it all away
I'm so used to things going wrong that I can't help but imagine ways to make them worse.


Oh, twice as much ain't twice as good
Having more of something doesn't always make it better or more fulfilling.


And can't sustain like one half could
When you try to do too much, you often end up burning out and being less effective overall.


It's wanting more that's gonna send me to my knees
When you're always chasing after more, it's easy to lose sight of what really matters and get overwhelmed.


Gravity, stay the hell away from me
I just want things to be easier for once, without everything in the world pushing me down.


Gravity has taken better men than me
It's humbling to know that even people who were stronger or more successful than me have been brought down by life's challenges.


Just keep me where the light is
I want to stay focused on the positive things in my life and not let the darkness take over.


Come on, keep me where the light is
I'm asking for help in staying positive and not letting the challenges of life get me down.


Come on, keep me where, now, keep me where the light is
I'm emphasizing how important it is to me to stay focused on the good things, even when it seems like everything else is going wrong.




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Written by: John Mayer

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@rakhaf

Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down
Oh, I'll never known what makes this man
With all the love that his heart can stand
Dream of ways to throw it all away
Whoa, gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down
Oh, twice as much ain't twice as good
And can't sustain like one half could
It's wanting more that's gonna send me to my knees
Oh twice as much ain't twice as good
And can't sustain like one half could
It's wanting more that's gonna send me to my knees
Whoa, gravity, stay the hell away from me
Whoa, gravity has taken better men than me
Now how can that be?
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Come on keep me where the light is
Come on keep me where, keep me where the light is.



@anmol3835

Lyrics:
Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down
Oh, I'll never known what makes this man
With all the love that his heart can stand

Dream of ways to throw it all away
Whoa, gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down

Oh, twice as much ain't twice as good
And can't sustain like one half could
It's wanting more that's gonna send me to my knees

Oh twice as much ain't twice as good
And can't sustain like one half could
It's wanting more that's gonna send me to my knees

Whoa, gravity, stay the hell away from me
Whoa, gravity has taken better men than me
Now how can that be?
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Come on keep me where the light is
Come on keep me where, keep me where the light is.



@harvardford8752

"Gravity"

Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down

Oh I'll never know what makes this man
With all the love that his heart can stand
Dream of ways to throw it all away

Oh, gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down

[2x:]
Oh twice as much ain't twice as good
And can't sustain like one half could
It's wanting more
That's gonna send me to my knees

Oh gravity, stay the hell away from me
Oh gravity has taken better men than me (how can that be?)

Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
C'mon keep me where the light is
C'mon keep me where the light is
C'mon keep me where keep me where the light is (oh, oh)



@fulocje

I made my own version. It goes like this:

My cavity is working against me
And my cavity. wants to pain me down

O i'l never know,  how this happend
With all the vegetables i ate. 

Dream of ways to brush it all away
Wohoh my cavity is hurting against me
And my cavity, wants to pain me down



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@TheTrouble76710

Cancer was my gravity....listen to this song during chemo...i cry when I hear this song... Keep me where the light is....cancer free 4 years praying to God January 2020

@kiona91

kimberley carter sending love 💓

@ROGSYT

keep on staying positive

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God bless you

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God is Good .

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