Pull the Stars Down Songtext
von Maxwell Stern

They′re building new buildings
They're gonna block our view
And I do suppose it′s payback in time
For those we did the same thing to
Along bypasses and ring roads
I've been rerouting for years
When the feeling gets old and the question takes hold
Am I siding with love or with fear?

So put on your good shoes and silence your phone now
Brave the trains and meet me across town
We'll go out spinning stories and trying to pull the stars down
Just trying to pull the stars down


I was never known to be reckless
Or shared the sordid histories of friends
Just the same couple stories that I like to tell at parties
To sound like I′ve got an edge
But there′s this buzzing in the back of my brain now
It's like this conversation′s happened before
Ain't it a shame to admit
Your favorite version of something you miss
Might not exist anymore?

So put on your good shoes and silence your phone now
Brave the trains and meet me across town
We′ll go out spinning stories and trying to pull the stars down
Just trying to pull the stars down
Trying to pull the stars down
We'll go out spinning stories and trying to pull the stars down

And did you take a couple pictures
So you could prove that you were there?
Or did you stick to that tired old narrative
That nothing ever happens here?

So put on your good shoes and silence your phone now
Brave the trains and meet me across town
We′ll go out spinning stories and trying to pull the stars down
Trying to pull the stars down
Trying to pull the stars down
We'll go out spinning stories and trying to pull the stars down
Just trying to pull the stars down