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.
She hears his footsteps, he walks up the path
And when the letter drops her heart beats fast
She picks up the envelope then she turns her face away
She'll check out her results another day
Refusing to accept what they might say
Jana cry "I've got so much to give"
Jana sigh "I've got so much to live"
Jana's mind, positive or negative
Jana died
I watch her shiver by the fireside
From time to time she just breaks down and cries
Her cat curled in her lap and she's secure in a place that she calls home
Flicking through postcards and brochures of Rome
Dreaming of places that she'd like to go
Jana cry "I've got so much to give"
Jana sigh "I've got so much to live"
Jana's mind, positive or negative
Jana died
Her friends bring her soup each day
And she takes an array of bright coloured pills
From a.z.t. to vitamin c but still she wastes away
Forcing down food but still she wastes away
Jana cry "I've got so much to give"
Jana sigh "I've got so much to live"
Jana cry, Jana tested positive
Jana died
Jana died
And when the letter drops her heart beats fast
She picks up the envelope then she turns her face away
She'll check out her results another day
Refusing to accept what they might say
Jana cry "I've got so much to give"
Jana sigh "I've got so much to live"
Jana's mind, positive or negative
Jana died
I watch her shiver by the fireside
From time to time she just breaks down and cries
Her cat curled in her lap and she's secure in a place that she calls home
Flicking through postcards and brochures of Rome
Dreaming of places that she'd like to go
Jana cry "I've got so much to give"
Jana sigh "I've got so much to live"
Jana's mind, positive or negative
Jana died
Her friends bring her soup each day
And she takes an array of bright coloured pills
From a.z.t. to vitamin c but still she wastes away
Forcing down food but still she wastes away
Jana cry "I've got so much to give"
Jana sigh "I've got so much to live"
Jana cry, Jana tested positive
Jana died
Jana died
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Jana Lyrics as written by H. Herrero
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ding ding ding ding ding ding ding.... Kijima IS THE WINNER! well done mannnn! LOL do song meanings ever go any further for some? yet seriously I've tchecked lots of comments like that one already here, so tell me is there some game goin' on or what... hmm i'm really beginning to wonder... -__-