Tangled Strings is a poignant exploration of complex relationships and emotional entanglements that last through the years. This song captures the intricacies of friendship, love, and the struggle to connect in the face of life’s distractions. Following a ten-year journey filled with shared memories and fleeting moments of intimacy, the lyrics delve into the bittersweet reality of two people torn between longing and the mechanics of their lives. With Sam Fender's signature sound and heartfelt storytelling, 'Tangled Strings' resonates with anyone who's ever grappled with love that’s just out of reach.
Verse 1:
Met when the lights were shining down,
You were the king of the scene, running round.
Years flew by, but we stayed in touch,
But deep in my heart, can’t shake this crush.
Chorus:
We tangled like strings, we pulled and we pushed,
In a love that was tangled, forever we’re hushed.
You say you can’t love me, you play it so cool,
But every time you’re around, I’m back in that school.
Verse 2:
You came knocking while I wore my disguise,
In a bed full of shadows, you lit up the night.
But there’s something you’re hiding, you’re lost in a maze,
Took me to Spain, lost in love’s crazy phase.
Chorus:
We tangled like strings, we pulled and we pushed,
In a love that was tangled, forever we’re hushed.
You say you can’t love me, you play it so cool,
But every time you’re around, I’m back in that school.
Bridge:
You’re calling me sweet, then laughing so low,
What’s the game you’re playing? Do I even know?
A dance on the edge, a trip to the moon,
But the closer I get, the more you’re immune.
Verse 3:
I’m not just a phantom when you’re in need,
I’m the fire burning bright, you’re the one who’s freed.
But if you’re to leave and stay lost in the dark,
What’s the reason behind all this empty spark?
Chorus:
We tangled like strings, we pulled and we pushed,
In a love that was tangled, forever we’re hushed.
You say you can’t love me, you play it so cool,
But every time you’re around, I’m back in that school.
Outro:
So here’s to the whispers, the fights and the laughs,
To the memories we built, on forgotten paths.
If you ever find love, make it real, make it true,
Just know that this heart, it’s still waiting for you.
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Okay, so this person and I have an ongoing relationship since like 10 years. We've been in a love relationship for like 6 months back in the days, like 10 years ago. And he's a tour manager, so we met when I was working in the music business. And since then we've been kind of friends. Not like the kind of friends that would message each other, but because he tours a lot. Every time he would come to my place, my city, we would meet up. When I was living in London and he was passing by London, he would just stay at mine. And when he's touring in Italy, he always messages me and we meet up. Just remember this and then we can move forward
Okay, so we, when we were single, both of us, we used to just move up and have, you know, friends with benefit situations, having sex, basically, because sex was great. And, but we always were very fond of each other, but together we don't really, we're not really a good fit in terms of a relationship. So it happened that we recently met again, bear in mind that we both are in a relationship, I am in a happy one, he is in a non-happy one. Actually, from what he says, he's very miserable. Yeah, and then, so we met, he spent a day at my house, and then I took him around next day to Italy, then I spent a night at his hotel in Italy, because he was touring with the band. Because we had a great time drinking and shit, by the way, he's a bit of an alcoholic, he decided to ask me if I wanted to go with the next tour date in Barcelona. So he bought me a ticket, he flew me to Barcelona, we spent three days there while he was touring, and we had sex, obviously a lot of sex, because it was great. And yeah, as I said, best sex of all time. He was kind of in love with me, I mean, he said that he loved me back in the days, I don't know if it's still a thing today. And then what happened? Yeah, he was super sweet to me, just giving me cuddles and saying very nice things, such as that he always feels like home with me, that it seems like the time has never passed, that it's always great being together. I think he was a bit in love, by the way. Again, I spent a great time, he spent a great time. We came back, we messaged a bit, he was super sweet. But every time he's saying something sweet, then he takes it back, because he said that makes him gay, because he's very alpha man. And then we have decided to go on a trip together. So he paid for me for a very expensive trip to the UK. We traveled for three, four days, we spent amazing time together getting sex and whatever. And then we came back, he went to Vegas for work, we messaged a few days, and then everything kind of started going downhill for no reason. I mean, at least not clear to me. And then he stopped responding to my messages, he was very unresponsive, every time I was telling him that he was unresponsive, and he was ignoring me, he always said, find an excuse, like, oh, I have a problem with alcohol, I'm detoxing, or these kind of things. But I know it is not true, I know it is a lie. And he keeps lying to me, and I don't know what he's doing. When we were in the UK, he also said that he wanted me to come for a few days, two days with him, like four days in Frankfurt and three days in Munich. Obviously, that didn't happen, because he just started not talking to me, ignoring me all the time. And I don't know why. And every time I asked for an explanation, he either didn't answer me, or he wouldn't make up an excuse. So I got mad, and I told him that I wanted to cut all ties with him, because he was obviously, something was on his mind, I didn't like the way he's treating me, he's treating me like shit. And I can't believe that after 10 years, he's been treating me like that. Because, you know, we've been knowing each other for a long time. And we always respected each other. And he was not responsive. And then the other day, I sent him something funny. He replied to me. And then he asked me, how about the fact that you cut ties with me, and you want to talk to me. And then I said, well, I do want to talk to him if he stops being an asshole. Because that's all he's been doing. And he didn't get back to me. The only thing that he did was reacting to my message with an emoji laughing. I don't really understand this behavior. Can you explain it to me somehow? Can you give me some possible reasons?
Sam Fender