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's to the good life or so they say
All those parties and games that all those people play
They tell me this is the place to be
All those beautiful people and nothing to see
Chorus:]
Sometimes I feel like something is gone here
Something is wrong here
I don't belong here
Sometimes I feel like a stranger in town
And I've lost what I've found
It'll all turn around
In a little while I'll be thinking about you
In a little while I'll still be here without you
You never gave me a reason to doubt you
In a little while I'll be thinking about you baby
I'll be thinking about you baby
On the other side of a coin there's a face
There's a memory somewhere that I can't erase
And there's a place that I'll find someday
But sometimes I feel like it's slipping away
[Chorus]
Some things are lost, some left behind
Some things are better left for someone else to find
Maybe in time I could finally see
I just wonder, wonder if you think about me
[Chorus]
I'll be thinking about you baby
I'll be thinking about you baby, baby, baby
All those parties and games that all those people play
They tell me this is the place to be
All those beautiful people and nothing to see
Chorus:]
Sometimes I feel like something is gone here
Something is wrong here
I don't belong here
Sometimes I feel like a stranger in town
And I've lost what I've found
It'll all turn around
In a little while I'll be thinking about you
In a little while I'll still be here without you
You never gave me a reason to doubt you
In a little while I'll be thinking about you baby
I'll be thinking about you baby
On the other side of a coin there's a face
There's a memory somewhere that I can't erase
And there's a place that I'll find someday
But sometimes I feel like it's slipping away
[Chorus]
Some things are lost, some left behind
Some things are better left for someone else to find
Maybe in time I could finally see
I just wonder, wonder if you think about me
[Chorus]
I'll be thinking about you baby
I'll be thinking about you baby, baby, baby
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hey - willa ford is in the music video. i think its a cute song
i'm thinking its about how you move on in your life sometimes. and even though you dont want to, maybe you have to. Then once you've moved on you can't help but think of what you left behind. i dunno. thats just my idea.
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I'm in the same boat as LindsayKaye. It's weird, I downloaded this song, after the radios stopped playing it.. It really is very catchy and cute. =)
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