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.
Now, everybody's breakin' up somebody else's home
Before somebody else starts breaking up their own
I get you in my dreams, you should hear the things you say
It's not that it's so much fun, but it's safer that way
Sneaky feelings, sneaky feelings
You can't let those kind of feelings show
I'd like to get right through the way I feel for you
But I've still got a long way to go
Why don't we call it a day, and we can both confess
You can force me to use a little tenderness
White lies, alibis, now anything but say that it's true
Now we could sit like lovers, staring in each other's eyes
But the magic of the moment might become too much for you
Sneaky feelings, sneaky feelings
You can't let those kind of feelings show
I'd like to get right through the way I feel for you
But I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long, long, long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Before somebody else starts breaking up their own
I get you in my dreams, you should hear the things you say
It's not that it's so much fun, but it's safer that way
Sneaky feelings, sneaky feelings
You can't let those kind of feelings show
I'd like to get right through the way I feel for you
But I've still got a long way to go
Why don't we call it a day, and we can both confess
You can force me to use a little tenderness
White lies, alibis, now anything but say that it's true
Now we could sit like lovers, staring in each other's eyes
But the magic of the moment might become too much for you
Sneaky feelings, sneaky feelings
You can't let those kind of feelings show
I'd like to get right through the way I feel for you
But I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long, long, long way to go
Oh, I've still got a long way to go
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Sneaky Feelings Lyrics as written by Elvis Costello
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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