Story Behind The Song
This came out of the continual feelings of risk associated with being a musician, and how that related to the risk of falling in love with someone, and even the double risk of falling in love with a musician.
Song Description
the risk of throwing your life in with someone, equating that to gambling
| Song Length |
2:56 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Pop - Classic |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Distressed |
Subject |
Girlfriend, Wife, Relationship |
| Similar Artists |
Neil Young, David Gray |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
everything else is broken
but our plans.
will you still hold them,
keep them alive in your
hands like a wager
that no time can favor?
are you a betting man?
everything's weighted, fated,
against this toss.
we don't even know
the size or shape of the loss
but I must feed
this pressure inside me.
i am a betting man.
all or nothing pretty baby.
all or nothing on our love.
i will break my teeth by falling
on the table tops too hard.
everything else is
broken but our plans.
will you still hold them,
keep them alive in your
hands like a wager
that no time could favor?
are you a betting man?
are you a betting man?
are you a betting man?