In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
There is something on my mind, and I'm loosing concentration,
And I feel it every time that you are near me,
I could tell you all about your picture at my bedside,
I should call you sometime, and talk it over,
'cause I get a kick inside, and I feel a tingle too,
It just comes from time to time,
And it only happens
When I think of you sleeping, when I'm dreaming, when I wake up,
When I think of you walking, when I'm talking, when I look up, when I think of
You take me away to a land of mass confusion,
And I don't know what to say when I am near you,
I could stand here all day long just staring at your window,
But I have so much to do, that's so important,
Then I get a kick inside, and I feel a tingle too,
It just comes from time to time,
And it only happens
When I think of you sleeping, when I'm dreaming, when I wake up,
When I think of you walking, when I'm talking, when I look up, when I think of
You may get the feeling that I'm dancing on the ceiling,
When I get a kick inside, and my head is spinning too,
It just comes from time to time,
And it only happens
When I think of you sleeping, when I'm dreaming, when I wake up,
When I think of you, when I whisper to your picture, when I kiss it, when I think of you
When I think of you, when I'm dreaming we're together, on my sofa,
When I think of you, when I'm wishing that we're kissing, when we're dancing,
When I think of you.
And I feel it every time that you are near me,
I could tell you all about your picture at my bedside,
I should call you sometime, and talk it over,
'cause I get a kick inside, and I feel a tingle too,
It just comes from time to time,
And it only happens
When I think of you sleeping, when I'm dreaming, when I wake up,
When I think of you walking, when I'm talking, when I look up, when I think of
You take me away to a land of mass confusion,
And I don't know what to say when I am near you,
I could stand here all day long just staring at your window,
But I have so much to do, that's so important,
Then I get a kick inside, and I feel a tingle too,
It just comes from time to time,
And it only happens
When I think of you sleeping, when I'm dreaming, when I wake up,
When I think of you walking, when I'm talking, when I look up, when I think of
You may get the feeling that I'm dancing on the ceiling,
When I get a kick inside, and my head is spinning too,
It just comes from time to time,
And it only happens
When I think of you sleeping, when I'm dreaming, when I wake up,
When I think of you, when I whisper to your picture, when I kiss it, when I think of you
When I think of you, when I'm dreaming we're together, on my sofa,
When I think of you, when I'm wishing that we're kissing, when we're dancing,
When I think of you.
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