Weight
Read Weight lyrics by Erin McKeown on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Weight
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
"well, i've a hundred years to go from here," she said.
"and i've just escaped a hundred fears,
yet i feel old far, far too soon," she said.
"i've got a hundred years upon my head."
"and i've got a thousand youth following me," she said.
"and i've got a thousand saviors to be,
but i forget myself a thousand times," she said.
"i've got my own thousand dreams to find."
"well, i've two hundred years to go from here," he said.
"and i've turned back two hundred fears.
yet i feel ready, ready for more," he said.
wisdom weighs nothing upon my head."
"once i had two thousand friends," he said.
"and thereafter followed two thousand more.
four thousand burdens weighed me well
but they were eight thousand hands there when i fell."
"but should i fall, i'll fall alone," she said.
"a woman is nothing if not on her own.
i'd rather be one ready to fly.
i'll live by my freedom 'til the day i die."
"but where there's one there's probably two," he said.
"rarely is there a me without a you.
humanity is a supporting chain," he said.
"a self-imposed weight is upon your head."
"i've heard it all a million times before," she said.
"and i expect there'll be a million more.
a million to one i'd bet to see
you've told this to a million girls like me."
"but i've two hundred years to go to here," he said.
"and i've just escaped two hundred fears.
yet i feel ready, ready for more," he said.
"wisdom weighs nothing upon my head."
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Weight"?
Erin McKeown performs "Weight", and this lyric page sits inside the Erin McKeown catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Weight"?
Yes. The related section below points to Bells And Bombs and Heartaches And Sorrows with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Erin McKeown?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Erin McKeown's lyric pages.
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
What people are saying
No listener comments on Weight yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.