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.
slouch down in my puke-orange chair and sigh
the air is full of nerves and human cells
beside me sits some awkward girl who lies
fell half in love within the airport longue
captain says no smoking
if we crash (?)
from some proposterous amount af meters high
the lavatory has smoke alarms and lukewarm water
and i can see the clouds outside stretched out to nowhere
(?) textured easily
so aimless for so long i think i might have lost my way
its far too late to talk about tomorrow
these are things i feel, and things i think, and try to say
still waiting for the morning, i'm still waiting for today
we'll try to make you see there is no way
attempts at comprehension always miss
she lays her body and tries to say, she tries to say, she tries to say
there is no answer to a kiss
these people make me angry
what is yours and what is mine
talk of shopping, pure white noise, abide by every don't-walk sign
dinner at the resturant, so, isn't very nice
nineteen dollars and fifty cents for some tasteless chicken and wild rice
so aimless for so long i think i might have lost my way
its far too late to talk about tomorrow
these are things i feel, and things i think, and try to say
still waiting for the morning, i'm still waiting for today
so aimless for so long i think i might have lost my way
its far too late to talk about tomorrow
these are things i feel, and things i think, and try to say
still waiting for the morning, i'm still waiting for today
the air is full of nerves and human cells
beside me sits some awkward girl who lies
fell half in love within the airport longue
captain says no smoking
if we crash (?)
from some proposterous amount af meters high
the lavatory has smoke alarms and lukewarm water
and i can see the clouds outside stretched out to nowhere
(?) textured easily
so aimless for so long i think i might have lost my way
its far too late to talk about tomorrow
these are things i feel, and things i think, and try to say
still waiting for the morning, i'm still waiting for today
we'll try to make you see there is no way
attempts at comprehension always miss
she lays her body and tries to say, she tries to say, she tries to say
there is no answer to a kiss
these people make me angry
what is yours and what is mine
talk of shopping, pure white noise, abide by every don't-walk sign
dinner at the resturant, so, isn't very nice
nineteen dollars and fifty cents for some tasteless chicken and wild rice
so aimless for so long i think i might have lost my way
its far too late to talk about tomorrow
these are things i feel, and things i think, and try to say
still waiting for the morning, i'm still waiting for today
so aimless for so long i think i might have lost my way
its far too late to talk about tomorrow
these are things i feel, and things i think, and try to say
still waiting for the morning, i'm still waiting for today
Lyrics submitted by yraliar
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