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.
Dud'n dud'n dud'n dud'n, dud'n dud'n dud'n dud'n
The grain bag sits on the chair, and why the hell am I with ya?
And if you told me that it wasn't there, why the hell am I with ya?
You know I really don't care, and why the hell now with ya?
I told my mommy that it was ok, and why the hell now with ya?
Laura, Laura
Oh baby I cut myself
And if you threw the garbage away, why the hell am I with ya?
And if you knew you wanted to stay, then why the hell now with ya?
Little Eddie Dingle is going away, and why the hell now with ya?
Somebody wants to come and play, and why the hell am I with ya?
Laura, Laura
You know something? I've got somethin', I've got somethin'
I've got somethin' for all the people in the world
The grain bag sits on the chair, and why the hell am I with ya?
And if you told me that it wasn't there, why the hell am I with ya?
You know I really don't care, and why the hell now with ya?
I told my mommy that it was ok, and why the hell now with ya?
Laura, Laura
Oh baby I cut myself
And if you threw the garbage away, why the hell am I with ya?
And if you knew you wanted to stay, then why the hell now with ya?
Little Eddie Dingle is going away, and why the hell now with ya?
Somebody wants to come and play, and why the hell am I with ya?
Laura, Laura
You know something? I've got somethin', I've got somethin'
I've got somethin' for all the people in the world
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