On “Glue Myself Shut,” Noah Kahan pays tribute to the people in his life that have been good to him and have sacrificed a lot, despite himself taking it for granted.
The lyrics tell the story of a failed relationship between a guy and a girl. After the breakup, the narrator realizes how much their...
[Verse 1]
You used to be scared of the water
You're safe by the side of your father
Your sense of the world lay
In your little home by the harbor
You've always felt small in the city
To think that last fall you were with me
And all of your old clothes
Are still in the hall of my building
[Chorus]
You never asked once
No, you never asked why
If I was putting things off
If I was drinking too much of that red wine
Oh, you'd wear yourself thin
And accept every sin
And if I glued myself shut
You would find your way in
[Verse 2]
We gambled our souls to the summer
And rattled our bones to the thunder
We watched every sunset
Until we got sick of each other
You've always said fall was your season
That everyone's here for a reason
I stare at your packed bags
And ask what the hell you were meaning
[Chorus]
You never asked once
No, you never asked why
If I was putting things off
If I was drinking too much of that red wine
Oh, you'd wear yourself thin
And accept every sin
And if I glued myself shut
You would find your way in
[Bridge]
It only feels real after raining
And hearts only heal after breaking
I stare at the tree line
And noticed the leaves aren't changing
And does the wind blow in Cape Elizabeth?
Constant and cold, how do you live with this?
Love was a deadline
Spend the rest of my life fuckin' missing it
[Chorus]
You never asked once
No, you never asked why
If I was putting things off
If I was drinking too much of that red wine
Oh, you'd wear yourself thin
And accept every sin
And if I glued myself shut
You would find your way in
Glue Myself Shut was written by Noah Kahan.
Glue Myself Shut was produced by Noah Kahan.
Noah Kahan released Glue Myself Shut on Fri May 01 2020.
I thought about this song in the lens of all the people in my life who have sacrificed for me and been there for me. I’ve always kind of seen myself as the guy who is taking it for granted, and I wanted to write a song about a story about that feeling: Two people who try to make something work, and...