“Rubberband man” is a reference to a new Mumford & Sons single with Hozier, not a biographical detail about the band itself. The band, originally a four-piece folk-rock group consisting of Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, and Winston Marshall, formed in 2007 and became a trio in 2021 after...
[Verse 1: Marcus Mumford]
When you can't win
For losing
And the beggars start choosing the chaos in your head
Calls the cracks to start showing
All knowing, all glowing with the light of the
[Pre-Chorus: Marcus Mumford]
Dying to raise the dead, oh
[Chorus: Marcus Mumford]
You're a world away
But you're still the same
I know by your heart
I will call you by your name
And it's a long way
From the crack to the break
You know that I remember everything
[Verse 2: Hozier]
Steady yourself
And your tumbleweed words
Be a street corner preacher
Or just feed the birds
But don't hold to yourself
With hard mortar and stone
Be a rubber band man
Make the water your bones
[Pre-Chorus: Hozier & Marcus Mumford]
Dying just to live now
[Chorus: Marcus Mumford & Hozier]
You're a world away
But you're still the same
I know you by your heart
And I will call you by your name
And it's a long way
From the crack to the break
You know that I remember everything
When I said "Forever"
You said, "Get back in the car"
Nothing lasts forever, babe
You know it breaks my heart
[Bridge: Marcus Mumford]
And I'll call you anything
That you like
I am free and I'm able
To call you the second that you
[Pre-Chorus: Marcus Mumford & Ben Lovett]
Dying just to live now
[Chorus: Marcus Mumford & Hozier]
You're a world away
But you're still the same
I know you by your heart
And I will call you by your name
And it's a long way from the crack to the break
You know that I remember everything
When I said "Forever"
You said, "Get back in the car"
Nothing lasts forever, babe
You know it breaks my heart
You're a world away
But you're still the same
You know that I remember everything
[Outro: Marcus Mumford]
New ink on your skin
Red lips in the dark
Nothing lasts forever, babe
You know it breaks my heart
Put a shiver on your skin
Do your hair in the car
If nothing lasts forever, babe
Then can we make a start?
Rubber Band Man was written by Aaron Dessner.
Rubber Band Man was produced by Mumford & Sons & Aaron Dessner.
Mumford & Sons released Rubber Band Man on Fri Oct 24 2025.
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