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.
One, two, three, four
Everybody all around the world
Gotta tell you what I just heard
There's gonna be a party all over the world
I got a message on the radio
But where it came from, I don't really know
And I heard these voices calling all over the world
All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody, everywhere, is gonna feel tonight
Everybody walking down the street
Everybody moving to the beat
They're gonna get hot down in the U.S.A
New York, Detroit, L.A.
We're gonna take a trip across the sea
Everybody come along with me
We're gonna hit the night down in gay Paris
C'est la vie, having your cup of tea
All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody, everywhere, is gonna feel tonight
(All over the world)
London, Hamburg, Paris, Rome
Rio, Hong Kong, Tokyo
L.A., New York, Amsterdam
Monte Carlo, Shard End and
All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody, everywhere, is gonna feel tonight
Everybody all around the world
Gotta tell you what I just heard
Everybody walking down the street
I know a place where we all can meet
Everybody gonna have a good time
Everybody will shine 'til the daylight
All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody, everywhere, is gonna feel tonight
All over the world
Everybody got the word
All over the world
Everybody got the word
All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody all around the world
Gotta tell you what I just heard
There's gonna be a party all over the world
I got a message on the radio
But where it came from, I don't really know
And I heard these voices calling all over the world
All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody, everywhere, is gonna feel tonight
Everybody walking down the street
Everybody moving to the beat
They're gonna get hot down in the U.S.A
New York, Detroit, L.A.
We're gonna take a trip across the sea
Everybody come along with me
We're gonna hit the night down in gay Paris
C'est la vie, having your cup of tea
All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody, everywhere, is gonna feel tonight
(All over the world)
London, Hamburg, Paris, Rome
Rio, Hong Kong, Tokyo
L.A., New York, Amsterdam
Monte Carlo, Shard End and
All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody, everywhere, is gonna feel tonight
Everybody all around the world
Gotta tell you what I just heard
Everybody walking down the street
I know a place where we all can meet
Everybody gonna have a good time
Everybody will shine 'til the daylight
All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody, everywhere, is gonna feel tonight
All over the world
Everybody got the word
All over the world
Everybody got the word
All over the world
Everybody got the word
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