Music and lyrics © Delaney Gustafson

Silly Strings

Verse 1                    

Our silly strings are tied and we can’t let go, 
Though we might try to live the rest of our lives               
We both know, it’s always you and I.

Pre-Chorus                    

I might try loving another, 
But there isn’t any other                       
Who is such a part of me 
That I can’t see between
My tangles and his ties

Chorus                          
Silly strings, they’re keeping me up at night                               
And though I don’t know why, something about it feels right                           
We’re stuck like glue, me and you, and I’m done with the fight         
Though I’d love to have you out of my sight, it’s always you and I.

Verse 2            

All pastel, bold and blank are our memories                 
Floating in the tank of my conscious mind                  
No matter what I do, it’s always you and I.

Pre-Chorus                   

I might try loving another
But there isn’t any other                              
Who is such a part of me 
That I can’t see between
My tangles and his lies

Chorus

Silly strings, they’re keeping me up at night                               
And though I don’t know why, something about it feels right                           
We’re stuck like glue, me and you, and I’m done with the fight         
Though I’d love to have you out of my sight, it’s always you and I.

Chorus

Silly strings, they’re keeping me up at night                               
And though I don’t know why, something about it feels right                           
We’re stuck like glue, me and you, and I’m done with the fight         
Though I’d love to have you out of my sight, it’s always you and I.

Silly strings.

Behind the Song

It was the summer of 2012 and I had my first MacBook; I was playing around in GarageBand and found a rad bass hook and just started writing to a title that I thought would be cool, and Silly Strings was born. Over the next year or two, it became almost prophetic as I grappled with a relationship I felt I couldn't end or progress, until the co-dependency we shared felt almost like elastic strings. Since then, I've seen this song in a new light where those ties don't have to be toxic, but it's a fine line. ; )

-Delaney Gustafson

Find the Full Recorded Version on my album Finding Again HERE

Listen to Stephen and I discuss it more in THIS Ruby's Corner Podcast Episode
In Reference to THIS Ruby's Corner Episode
Acoustic performance of “Silly Strings” Here

Listen to our Performance of it LIVE at the Fall Fam Jam 2024 HERE