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.
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Oh lord i think i heard you.
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Oh lord i think i heard you.
so all of a sudden I'm facing a
raging river that passed me by
do I turn around, do I turn my eye
to the sun in the apex of the high high noon
I'm on a flatbed yellow pick up
underneath a half moon
cut me cut me some slack jack and jump in
the back if you can't handle the candle
then you can't handle the wax
you're just going to get sacked
it's as simple as that
but before I know it
I'm going down this itty bitty river in
a boat a little bigger
than a bath tub
my bones begin to shiver
'cause I'm aching to deliver
this water that I must give her
can I get some
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Oh lord i think i heard you.
I think i heard you yeah
down by the railway station
people moving a new direction
take a ticket from who you can
then drive that train
down by the railway station
people moving a new direction
take a ticket from who you can
then drive that train
she was a black-tie bomb shell
out of Bombay
she was easy on the eyes
so I had nothing' to say
she said take the water to the
leprechaun man you got till the bell
rings three, do you understand
a little piece of me wants to go
I don't know
turn around what do ya do
I don't know
look at me and what do ya do
i don't know
ding dong ding that's the bell
and I know you know I know
I don't know you very well
but if I did, I would proove
and hit the ground running
but I don't and I won't
so you got another thing coming
he kicked up the river
with a flick of his wrist
I popped him in the kisser
'cause I couldn't resist
I said to my side kick
I'm up to my high wick
and now I'm getting a little homesick
but before I know it
I'm going down this itty bitty river
in a boat a little bigger
than a bath tub
my bones begin to shiver
'cause I'm aching to deliver
this water that I must giver her
can I get some
before I know it
I'm going down this itty bitty river
in a boat a little bigger
than a bath tub
my bones begin to shiver
'cause I'm aching to deliver
this water that I must giver her
can I get some
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Oh lord i think i heard you.
I think I heard you yeah
down by the railway station
people moving a new direction
take a ticket from who you can
then drive that train
down by the railway station
people moving a new direction
take a ticket from who you can
then drive that train
Driving, driving i said now
driving, driving i said now
driving, driving
you got to drive your train.
Riding, riding i said now
riding, riding i said now
riding, riding
you got to ride your train.
yeah yeah
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Oh lord i think i heard you.
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Oh lord i think i heard you.
so all of a sudden I'm facing a
raging river that passed me by
do I turn around, do I turn my eye
to the sun in the apex of the high high noon
I'm on a flatbed yellow pick up
underneath a half moon
cut me cut me some slack jack and jump in
the back if you can't handle the candle
then you can't handle the wax
you're just going to get sacked
it's as simple as that
but before I know it
I'm going down this itty bitty river in
a boat a little bigger
than a bath tub
my bones begin to shiver
'cause I'm aching to deliver
this water that I must give her
can I get some
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Oh lord i think i heard you.
I think i heard you yeah
down by the railway station
people moving a new direction
take a ticket from who you can
then drive that train
down by the railway station
people moving a new direction
take a ticket from who you can
then drive that train
she was a black-tie bomb shell
out of Bombay
she was easy on the eyes
so I had nothing' to say
she said take the water to the
leprechaun man you got till the bell
rings three, do you understand
a little piece of me wants to go
I don't know
turn around what do ya do
I don't know
look at me and what do ya do
i don't know
ding dong ding that's the bell
and I know you know I know
I don't know you very well
but if I did, I would proove
and hit the ground running
but I don't and I won't
so you got another thing coming
he kicked up the river
with a flick of his wrist
I popped him in the kisser
'cause I couldn't resist
I said to my side kick
I'm up to my high wick
and now I'm getting a little homesick
but before I know it
I'm going down this itty bitty river
in a boat a little bigger
than a bath tub
my bones begin to shiver
'cause I'm aching to deliver
this water that I must giver her
can I get some
before I know it
I'm going down this itty bitty river
in a boat a little bigger
than a bath tub
my bones begin to shiver
'cause I'm aching to deliver
this water that I must giver her
can I get some
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Yeah, yeah i think i heard you,
Oh lord i think i heard you.
I think I heard you yeah
down by the railway station
people moving a new direction
take a ticket from who you can
then drive that train
down by the railway station
people moving a new direction
take a ticket from who you can
then drive that train
Driving, driving i said now
driving, driving i said now
driving, driving
you got to drive your train.
Riding, riding i said now
riding, riding i said now
riding, riding
you got to ride your train.
yeah yeah
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I'm most likely completely wrong, this is my first post, but to me some parts of this song sound a little like a guy in love or in a relationship at least. "she was a black-tie bomb shell out of Bombay she was easy on the eyes so I had nothing' to say she said take the water to the eprechaun man you got till the bell rings three, do you understand a little piece of me wants to go I don't know turn around what do I do don't know ding dong ding that's the bell" - this sounds to me like a girl wants him to do something and hes not sure if he wants to or not, then when teh bell rings his time is up and hes still not sure what to do, but he has to decide. i love the line 'i know you know i know i dont know you very well' haha oh well, thats what i think, im probably wrong though, but either way, dispatch is still amazing!