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.
We were married on a rainy day
The sky was yellow
And the grass was gray
We signed the papers
And we drove away
I do it for your love
The rooms were musty
And the pipes were old
All that winter we shared a cold
Drank all the orange juice
That we could hold
I do it for your love
Found a rug
In an old junk shop
And I brought it home to you
Along the way the colors ran
The orange bled the blue
The sting of reason
The splash of tears
The northern and the southern
Hemispheres
Love emerges
And it disappears
I do it for your love
I do it for your love
The sky was yellow
And the grass was gray
We signed the papers
And we drove away
I do it for your love
The rooms were musty
And the pipes were old
All that winter we shared a cold
Drank all the orange juice
That we could hold
I do it for your love
Found a rug
In an old junk shop
And I brought it home to you
Along the way the colors ran
The orange bled the blue
The sting of reason
The splash of tears
The northern and the southern
Hemispheres
Love emerges
And it disappears
I do it for your love
I do it for your love
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"We were married on a rainy day The sky was yellow and the grass was grey We signed the papers and we drove away I do it for your love"
The signs were there that the relationship was not going to work out. Many of us have been in that situation where you can see the trouble ahead, but go forth anyway. Why? Belief in the power of love. We operate under the assumption that love conquers all, despite the bad weather and the red tape.
"The rooms were musty and the pipes were old All that winter we shared a cold Drank all the orange juice that we could hold I do it for your love"
More admirable persistence in the face of adversity. Why? For love, of course.
"Found a rug in an old junk shop Brought it home to you Along the way the colors ran The orange bled the blue"
This rug, ostensibly an antique, turned out to be junk. "Along the way, the colors ran..." suggests that he thought it, at the junk shop, would be well-recieved. The rug was an antique at the store, junk at home - showing how making an effort can go unappreciated when love is over.
"The sting of reason, the splash of tears The northern and the southern hemisphere Love emerges and it disappears I do it for your love"
"The sting of reason, the splash of tears" - that horrible feeling of finality when it's over. "The northern and the southern hemispheres" - the realization that he and she were just too different to work.
"Love emerges and it disappears I do it for your love"
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@dark_nation Nicely done. I love Paul Simon, too.
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