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.
Sit on a train, reading a book
Same damn planet every time I look
I try to relax, slow my heart beat
Only works when I'm dead asleep
Been thinkin and drinkin all over the town
Must be gearing up for some kind of meltdown
All I am is a body floating downwind
All I am is a body floating downwind
"What's wrong?
"Nothin"
"Are you sure nothin's wrong?"
"Yeah"
"But you're sad about something"
"Yeah"
"So tell me what, I don't know"
"I can't tell you"
"I can't tell you"
"I can't tell you"
"I can't tell you"
All I am is a body floating downwind
All I am is a body floating downwind
Sit on a train, reading a book
Same damn planet every time I look
I try to relax, slow my heart beat
Only works when I'm dead asleep
Been thinkin and drinkin all over the town
Must be gearing up for some kind of meltdown
As the express train passes the local
It moves by just like a paper boat
Although it weighs a million pounds
I swear it almost seems to float
And as we pass by each other
Our heads are filled with bother
We can't look, we can't stop
We can't think, we can't stop
Cause we're stuck in our own paths
And that's the way it always lasts
And I need something more from you.
All I am is a body floating downwind
All I am is a body floating downwind
All I am is a body floating downwind
All I am is a body floating downwind.
Same damn planet every time I look
I try to relax, slow my heart beat
Only works when I'm dead asleep
Been thinkin and drinkin all over the town
Must be gearing up for some kind of meltdown
All I am is a body floating downwind
All I am is a body floating downwind
"What's wrong?
"Nothin"
"Are you sure nothin's wrong?"
"Yeah"
"But you're sad about something"
"Yeah"
"So tell me what, I don't know"
"I can't tell you"
"I can't tell you"
"I can't tell you"
"I can't tell you"
All I am is a body floating downwind
All I am is a body floating downwind
Sit on a train, reading a book
Same damn planet every time I look
I try to relax, slow my heart beat
Only works when I'm dead asleep
Been thinkin and drinkin all over the town
Must be gearing up for some kind of meltdown
As the express train passes the local
It moves by just like a paper boat
Although it weighs a million pounds
I swear it almost seems to float
And as we pass by each other
Our heads are filled with bother
We can't look, we can't stop
We can't think, we can't stop
Cause we're stuck in our own paths
And that's the way it always lasts
And I need something more from you.
All I am is a body floating downwind
All I am is a body floating downwind
All I am is a body floating downwind
All I am is a body floating downwind.
Lyrics submitted by thatfleetingworld
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Beautiful song...but maybe it isn't about a girl, maybe it's adressed to the listener, who may have the same proplems as the singer (worries too much about life etc. -> "Our heads are filled with bother We can't look, we can't stop We can't think, we can't stop"). That's why he repeats "I can't tell you" so many times, because the only way to really be happy is to confrontate yourself with your problems and weaknesses, not to escape from them by listening to music... to me this isn't hollow, it's a bright look into the future...though his heart is heavy, he is willing to throw his "path" away to finally be happy ("Although it weighs a million pounds I swear it almost seems to float").
"And I need something more from you."
I actually didn't think about it this way until I read your comment; long story short, I was thinking this was about a bad breakup, until I read this, and I realized I had the same break-up to many times to count...for the same reason.<br /> <br /> And I realized, I am the it's the same person I keep breaking up with the first time, IE, I have been hung up on the original girl for too long