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.
All the things I’ve heard and seen released today
Yeah I keep them in my memory sort of filed away
I know they’ll be around to visit one more time
To run beside me softly in the chambers of my mind
Oh, I know that feeling,
The one that means I’m dreaming
Memories kind of wheeling,
But like I thought, it happens all the time
I had a dream of God’s machine the other night
And there were crowds of angels trying to help me fix my flight
To me it’s just another boring, very sleepy time
The (ladies) come right in and (try to stole) my mind
Oh, I like that feeling
I like you when you’re screaming
Now I start you bleeding
Doesn’t matter friends, it happens all the...
Time to wake up, time to shake out, shake out all the madness going on
I remember when the (?) man would crush my fingers
The lady wouldn’t help me ‘til I screamed
And I was just an ordinary lonely child
So tell me what this present nonsense really means
My fingers hurt, I’m screaming
And I wanna known that feeling
Now I start my bleeding,
Doesn’t matter kids, it happens all the...
Time to wake up, time to shake out, shake out all the madness going on
I’m, oh I’m, I’m scatterbrainedtoday
But I know it’s in my memory
Time to wake up, time to shake out, shake out all the madness going on
There’s a man inside my head
And he might just want you dead
There’s a man inside my head
Time to wake up, time to shake out, shake out all the madness going on
Yeah I keep them in my memory sort of filed away
I know they’ll be around to visit one more time
To run beside me softly in the chambers of my mind
Oh, I know that feeling,
The one that means I’m dreaming
Memories kind of wheeling,
But like I thought, it happens all the time
I had a dream of God’s machine the other night
And there were crowds of angels trying to help me fix my flight
To me it’s just another boring, very sleepy time
The (ladies) come right in and (try to stole) my mind
Oh, I like that feeling
I like you when you’re screaming
Now I start you bleeding
Doesn’t matter friends, it happens all the...
Time to wake up, time to shake out, shake out all the madness going on
I remember when the (?) man would crush my fingers
The lady wouldn’t help me ‘til I screamed
And I was just an ordinary lonely child
So tell me what this present nonsense really means
My fingers hurt, I’m screaming
And I wanna known that feeling
Now I start my bleeding,
Doesn’t matter kids, it happens all the...
Time to wake up, time to shake out, shake out all the madness going on
I’m, oh I’m, I’m scatterbrainedtoday
But I know it’s in my memory
Time to wake up, time to shake out, shake out all the madness going on
There’s a man inside my head
And he might just want you dead
There’s a man inside my head
Time to wake up, time to shake out, shake out all the madness going on
Lyrics submitted by minette
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