Jump Then Fall
Mash-ups & Live Pairings
- Our Song / Jump Then Fall (Eras Tour, Madrid)
Hidden message
Last summer was magical
Encoded in the album’s liner notes.
“We're on the phone and without a warning I realize your laugh is the best sound I have ever heard”
The phone as the channel through which a feeling arrives unannounced. Connection-by-device made the precondition for a recognition the speaker couldn't have reached face to face, the line's mid-clause turn registers the moment the medium becomes the moment.
“The bottom's gonna drop out from under our feet”
The ground itself giving way turns falling in love into free fall, safety and danger in one image. What holds them up is about to vanish, and the line welcomes it.
“You got the keys to me, I love each freckle on your face”
Handing over the keys to me is the figure for total access, telling him he can reach the part of her she usually keeps guarded.
“When people say things that bring you to your knees, I'll catch you”
Being brought to your knees is the knocked-down register again, the moment cruelty buckles you. Here she promises to catch the other person before they land, naming the low she will not let them face alone.
“Every time you smile, I smile”
The smile passes back and forth between the lovers and becomes the measure of comfort restored.