"Weave me a rope that will pull me through these impossible times"
About this Quote
The second half sharpens the emotional math: “pull me through these impossible times.” “Pull” implies momentum and external help - someone else has to brace and haul - while “through” suggests the goal isn’t victory or transcendence, just passage. Finn doesn’t ask to be saved from the world; he asks to make it to the other side of it. “Impossible” is the key exaggeration musicians are allowed to use because it often feels true. The line understands that crisis is experienced as total: when you’re inside it, the exit might as well be fictional.
Subtextually, it’s also about trust. You don’t grab a rope unless you believe it will hold. In a cultural moment defined by burnout, political dread, and private grief staged in public, Finn’s lyric turns resilience into a collaborative craft project: make something strong enough, together, to bear weight. It’s an argument for solidarity disguised as a simple request.
Quote Details
| Topic | Overcoming Obstacles |
|---|---|
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Finn, Tim. (2026, January 17). Weave me a rope that will pull me through these impossible times. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/weave-me-a-rope-that-will-pull-me-through-these-72421/
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Finn, Tim. "Weave me a rope that will pull me through these impossible times." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/weave-me-a-rope-that-will-pull-me-through-these-72421/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Weave me a rope that will pull me through these impossible times." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/weave-me-a-rope-that-will-pull-me-through-these-72421/. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.










