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.
You make me smile
Even the times I'm trying to be serious
You are possessing the quality mysterious
A special style
You you you you make me smile
You make me smile
Even the times our future's looking gloomier
Come through the door and then the room looks roomier
And for a while
You you you you make me smile
You make me smile
That's how I feel boy
Whenever I'm with you
You make me smile
We're never thinking that it could be so possible
Now on the other hand, it's finally probable
I'll stay a while
'Cause you, you, you, you make me smile
You make me smile
That's how I feel, boy
Whenever I'm with you
You make me smile
That's what you do to me, baby
All the things I seem to feel uptight about
Ain't so devastating after all
This must be what life is all about
Standing tall each time you take a fall
You, you, you make me smile
That's how I feel, boy
Whenever I'm with you
You make me smile
That's what you do to me, baby
You make me smile
That's how I feel, boy
Whenever I'm with you
Even the times I'm trying to be serious
You are possessing the quality mysterious
A special style
You you you you make me smile
You make me smile
Even the times our future's looking gloomier
Come through the door and then the room looks roomier
And for a while
You you you you make me smile
You make me smile
That's how I feel boy
Whenever I'm with you
You make me smile
We're never thinking that it could be so possible
Now on the other hand, it's finally probable
I'll stay a while
'Cause you, you, you, you make me smile
You make me smile
That's how I feel, boy
Whenever I'm with you
You make me smile
That's what you do to me, baby
All the things I seem to feel uptight about
Ain't so devastating after all
This must be what life is all about
Standing tall each time you take a fall
You, you, you make me smile
That's how I feel, boy
Whenever I'm with you
You make me smile
That's what you do to me, baby
You make me smile
That's how I feel, boy
Whenever I'm with you
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I can see JLH standing in a classic 30's dress standing next to a piano, which is being played by an old pianoman (with the obligatory glass of whiskey). The song has an old club vibe and I love it.