Gravity
Turnstile Lyrics
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No doubt I've been living a lie
Something over my eyes
Stuck Inside, scared to make a sound
I keep me down
It's just the gravity I keep around
And forget about self-doubt
Because I've been living a lie
Something over my eyes
Hard lift my focus from the ground
I keep me down
It's just the gravity I keep around
The lyrics to Turnstile's song "Gravity" are a powerful expression of breaking free from the confines of self-doubt and fear. The singer is asking to be released from their current state of being and shown how to truly feel alive. They acknowledge that they have been living a lie, something that has been clouding their vision and holding them back. They are stuck inside, too scared to make a sound and afraid to lift their focus from the ground.
However, the singer realizes that they are the one keeping themselves down, bound by the weight of their own gravity. They must expose themselves to their fears and pound them out, pushing aside their self-doubt and forget about their past lies. The singer repeats the phrase "it's just the gravity I keep around" to remind themselves that they are the one holding themselves back and that they have the power to break free.
Overall, "Gravity" is a song that speaks to the struggles of self-doubt and the power of personal agency. It encourages listeners to face their fears head-on, to break out of their own self-imposed gravity and to live their lives to the fullest.
Line by Line Meaning
Right now, break me out. Show me how to feel
I need your help to break free from my shell and learn how to embrace my emotions.
No doubt I've been living a lie
I have been deceiving myself and others about who I truly am.
Something over my eyes
There is an obstacle preventing me from seeing things clearly and truthfully.
Stuck Inside, scared to make a sound
I feel trapped and afraid to express myself or speak up.
I keep me down
I am my own worst enemy, preventing myself from reaching my full potential.
It's just the gravity I keep around
I am weighed down by my own negative thoughts and self-doubt, like an invisible force pulling me down.
Expose to fear, pound it out
I need to confront my fears and overcome them through persistence and determination.
And forget about self-doubt
I must let go of my insecurities and trust in my own abilities and worth.
Hard lift my focus from the ground
It is difficult to shift my attention away from my problems and towards positive possibilities.
Contributed by Eva O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
carlos sutachan parra
This feeling is what they want, oh yeah
This feeling is what they get
Right now, break me out
Show me how to feel
No doubt I've been living a lie
Something over my eyes
Stuck inside, scared to make a sound
I keep me down
It's just the gravity I keep around
Expose the fear, found it out
And forget about self-doubt
Because I've been living a lie
Something over my eyes
Hard to lift my focus from the ground
I keep me down
It's just the gravity I keep around
carlos sutachan parra
lyrics: This feeling is what they want, oh yeah
This feeling is what they get
Right now, break me out
Show me how to feel
No doubt I've been living a lie
Something over my eyes
Stuck inside, scared to make a sound
I keep me down
It's just the gravity I keep around
Expose the fear, found it out
And forget about self-doubt
Because I've been living a lie
Something over my eyes
Hard to lift my focus from the ground
I keep me down
It's just the gravity I keep around
Pipedream
All about the funk/groovy hardcore. Better than 90% of other stuff going on at the moment imo
Priest_Of_Gaming
@Hunter bruh K/L are awesome (and metalcore not hardcore)
Drunk Idiot
Still true!
Mo Delashmit
@Hunter i forgive u for being nice to me ab it ppl on here r crazy
Hunter
@Mo Delashmit i'm sorry :( my opinions are distasteful
Mo Delashmit
@Hunter what did K/L do to u dang
Thisabadusername
One of the only hardcorepunk bands around right now that doesn't sound liked beefed up tough guy shit
MPS Gamer
Mas hj em dia bate uma tristeza de ver como a banda era e como é hoje em dia :c
Thisabadusername
@DIYDylana What is important is that the scene has changed in such a way where the dominant style from that previous period is actually no longer the dominant style. I think this wider change happened because bands like Turnstile were able to achieve significant popularity and a corresponding degree of cultural influence. Even though many artists with a similar style may have always been there, their records might not have had the same cultural impact as records like Nonstop Feeling, for example
Thisabadusername
@DIYDylana The former style is what dominated the hardcore scene ~6 years ago. Anyone who was there knows this. Because a small handful of bands like Turnstile released records like this at that time, we now have a more stylistically diverse hardcore scene today