Every Other Thread (v3)

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About this song

A love song about the threads that bind us together over decades of marriage

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You came in talking while my head was down
Lost in some problem, couldn't hear a sound
I gave you that look — the one you know too well
You kissed my forehead, said "Just thought I'd tell
you dinner's ready" — then you walked away
And that was Tuesday, or some other day
They blur together, thirty-seven years
Of you reminding me that you're still here
[Chorus]
You're every other thread in the sweater of my life
Pull you out and I unravel, nothing holding right
I thought I was the fabric — turns out I'm the frame
And everything that's beautiful is stitched around your name
[Verse 2]
You sat down at the Steinway after dark
I heard the music drifting down the hall
I thought you'd put some recording on to play
Some concert pianist, some curtain call
Forty minutes in, it hit me — that was you
Just doodling, you called it, nothing new
The whole house held its breath, and so did I
And all I had to do was close my eyes
[Chorus]
You're every other thread in the sweater of my life
Pull you out and I unravel, nothing holding right
I thought I was the fabric — turns out I'm the frame
And everything that's beautiful is stitched around your name
[Bridge]
You told me once we'd have fun in a closet
And I laughed, but you were right
The kids grew up, the nest went quiet
I looked across the table one plain night
And there you were — still you
I still loved you
I thanked God that I still liked you too
[Verse 3]
You were gone one time for just a few short days
I lost the thread of everything in place
Couldn't find a bedtime, couldn't find a meal
Turns out the man I am needs you to make me real
I'm the engineer who quantifies the world
But love won't fit inside a formula
You're the cheat code I was never meant to find
You make the ordinary feel designed
[Final Chorus]
You're every other thread in the sweater of my life
Pull you out and I unravel, nothing holding right
I'm not the man I thought — I'm just the frame
And everything worth keeping is stitched around your name
[Tag — building, then pulling back to piano]
Happy Valentine's, love — I know I should say more
But I'm the guy who writes the code, not poetry
So here's my best attempt at what these words are for:
There is no version of this life worth living without you
And that's not romance — that's just what is true
[Outro — soft, over piano]
You asked me once if I still loved you
And of course I do, but not the way I did
I love you like my life depends upon you
Because it does — it always did

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