Story Behind The Song
This song is inspired by the architectural term of a cantilever, and how it can be a metaphor for a good partner in a relationship, someone who can help to create balance, reduce stress, and prop one up when they might be experiencing challenges or difficult phases in life.
Song Description
This song is inspired by the architectural term of a cantilever, and how it can be a metaphor for a good partner in a relationship, someone who can help to create balance, reduce stress, and prop one up when they might be experiencing challenges or difficult phases in life.
| Song Length |
3:36 |
Genre |
Rock - Americana, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Affable, Content |
Subject |
Relationship, Houses |
| Similar Artists |
The Decemberists, The Beatles |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Cantilever lover for me
Can you counter all the pull of gravity?
Cantilever lover so sweet
Will you carry and support the weight of being
Seems all my life's a search to find
Someone straight to keep me aligned
You're sound and wise and right on time
No one's perfect but we're perfect you and I
Cantilever lover let's be
And we'll make our strong foundation firm as steel
Cantilever lover of mine
And we'll balance all the stress that life may find
Seems all my life's a search to find
Someone straight to keep me aligned
You're sound and wise and right on time
No one's perfect but we're perfect you and I
These armatures and beams
And trusses buttress you to me
Keep us even and free
Seems all my life's a search to find
Someone straight to keep me aligned
You're sound and wise and right on time
No one's perfect but we're perfect you and I
Cantilever lover indeed
If I start to fall please catch me if I need
Cantilever lover for me
Will you prop me as I hang, hold tight to me