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 drink your coffee
And I sip my tea
And we're sitting here
Playing so cool
Thinking, what will be will be
But's getting kind of late now
Oh I wonder if you'll stay now,
Stay now, stay now, stay now
Or will you just politely
Say goodnight.
I move a little closer to you
Not knowing quite what to do
And I'm feeling all finger and thumbs
I spill my tea
Oh silly me
But's getting kind of late now
I wonder if you'll stay now,
Stay now, stay now, stay now
Or will you just politely
Say goodnight.
And then we touch
Much too much
This moment has been waited for a long long time
Make me shiver, 'n' makes me quiver
This moment I'm so unsure
This moment I've waited for
Oh is it somerthing you've been waiting for
Waiting for too
Take up your eyes
Bare your soul
Gather me to you
And make me whole
Tell me your secrets
Sing me the song
Sing it to me in the silent tongue
But's getting kind of late now
I wonder if you'll stay now,
Stay now, stay now, stay now
Or will you just politely
Say goodnight.
And I sip my tea
And we're sitting here
Playing so cool
Thinking, what will be will be
But's getting kind of late now
Oh I wonder if you'll stay now,
Stay now, stay now, stay now
Or will you just politely
Say goodnight.
I move a little closer to you
Not knowing quite what to do
And I'm feeling all finger and thumbs
I spill my tea
Oh silly me
But's getting kind of late now
I wonder if you'll stay now,
Stay now, stay now, stay now
Or will you just politely
Say goodnight.
And then we touch
Much too much
This moment has been waited for a long long time
Make me shiver, 'n' makes me quiver
This moment I'm so unsure
This moment I've waited for
Oh is it somerthing you've been waiting for
Waiting for too
Take up your eyes
Bare your soul
Gather me to you
And make me whole
Tell me your secrets
Sing me the song
Sing it to me in the silent tongue
But's getting kind of late now
I wonder if you'll stay now,
Stay now, stay now, stay now
Or will you just politely
Say goodnight.
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the most beautiful sax solo...ever.
Yes I agree - one of those songs which has the wonderful extended instrumental outro..
It means a great time as I just had the pleasure of being in our local choir and singing this live with Hazel - it was fantastic, though the sax solo wasn't a patch on the actual single release.
But what a great song eh? Will you? Will I? Such a good summary of that tipping point that we've probably all been at. No need to explain really, the song says it better than I ever could!
this is such a sexy song, so smooth. Definetly a song to listen to on a dark evening, it's raining outside, you've been for a romantic meal at a top restaurant with your girlfriend. You both go back to your place. You talk for hours, long into the early hours of the mourning. By now your both a little drunk from the red wine (coffee? tea? how very quaint), and your wondering where this is all going. ok that's never happened to me but eh i'm 16 there's time. Beautiful song. Wonderfully written.
Great song great time for music.... 81 one of the best years ever of MUSIC
What an honest song. "Feeling all fingers and thumbs, I spill my tea, oh silly me." Wondering what he wants to do. Will he stay, will he politely turn away? Then the powerful moment when "we touch" and it all happens and the sax plays on into the night. Really grabs you.
I thought that the song could be taken to also mean if there will be a reconcilation in a relationship over the scale of a lifetime.... are you staying out...etc, etc