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.
Here we go again
Until one of us says when
Making old mistakes
The break lights illuminate
Accidents repeat
You can count on me
Crushing you in vain
Cause I will save you
You can hate me
We’re so well adjusted
Darlin' it’s pathetic justice
Find out where I breathe
Suffocate my needs
Van Gogh kept his ears
But I will love you
You won’t save me
We’re so well adjusted
Darlin' it’s pathetic justice
It’s already better than last time
I ruined another girl’s life
I am a portrait of serenity and desperate need
I’ll hold you until you cannot breathe
If I break up with you
You'll find someone new
So I'll choose misery
And I will save you
You can hate me
They’ll all be disgusted
Darlin' it’s poetic
It’s pathetic justice
Until one of us says when
Making old mistakes
The break lights illuminate
Accidents repeat
You can count on me
Crushing you in vain
Cause I will save you
You can hate me
We’re so well adjusted
Darlin' it’s pathetic justice
Find out where I breathe
Suffocate my needs
Van Gogh kept his ears
But I will love you
You won’t save me
We’re so well adjusted
Darlin' it’s pathetic justice
It’s already better than last time
I ruined another girl’s life
I am a portrait of serenity and desperate need
I’ll hold you until you cannot breathe
If I break up with you
You'll find someone new
So I'll choose misery
And I will save you
You can hate me
They’ll all be disgusted
Darlin' it’s poetic
It’s pathetic justice
Lyrics submitted by MizunoPunk
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Here we go again Until one of us says when Making old mistakes, the brake lights illuminate
Accidents repeat You can count on me Crushing you in vain
'Cause I will save you You can hate me We're so well-adjusted Darlin', it's pathetic justice
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