[Verse 1]
How do we explain the source of life
That runs within these veins and keeps my heart in time?
You are the music and I'm drawn in
Caught in the movement, I'm letting go, I can't resist
('Cause)
You're magnetic
I can't help it... I'm stuck on you
There's something magic in the way that you love me
I'm stuck on you
I know I have the freedom to decide
You don't make me love you
I just can't deny the force of gravity
And you are the ground that keeps me standing here with you
You're magnetic... I can't help it
I'm letting go of all control
Can't deny it, I won't fight it
No matter what I do I'm drawn to you
Magnetic
Song Meaning
Sanctus Real narrows "Magnetic" down to a single physical force rather than a list of reasons for devotion — "how do we explain the source of life that runs within these veins and keeps my heart in time... you're magnetic, I can't help it, I'm stuck on you." The pull described isn't a decision being defended, it's a fact being reported.
"I know I have the freedom to decide, you don't make me love you, I just can't deny the force of gravity" holds both claims at once — real freedom and an attraction that still doesn't feel optional. "You are the ground that keeps me standing here with you" trades the earlier language of pull and gravity for something more stable underfoot.
"I'm letting go of all control, can't deny it, I won't fight it" closes the song by giving up the struggle named earlier in the same breath — not because resistance failed, but because the thing pulling in the first place turns out to be trustworthy enough to stop resisting.