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.
I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, flying away, I'm flying away, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying
All night long my body burned
The sheets were wet and cold
The lights were on, my eyes were gone
And any second lose control
The pounding on my window
Was just the pounding in my head
I wonder who was in my room that night
Who the hell was in my bed?! Ow!
There must have been a body there
I swear I felt some flesh
It took a little time
But I figured they were mine
There were fingers going down my chest
My mouth went through the ceiling
And my body fell to the floor
I couldn't find a key 'cause there was no hole I could see
And someone had moved the door, ow!
Well the cops, the priest, the crisis line
And no one really had a clue
No one to tell us who was touching me
Or exactly what I should do
My throat was dry, my hopes were high
But nothing really ever got said
But who was in my room that night?
Who the hell was in my bed?! Ow!
All night long my body burned
The sheets were wet and cold
The lights were on, my eyes were gone
And any second lose control
The pounding on my window
Was just the pounding in my head
I wonder who was in my room that night
Who the hell was in my bed?! Ow!
There must have been a body there
I swear I felt some flesh
It took a little time
But I figured they were mine
There were fingers going down my chest
My mouth went through the ceiling
And my body fell to the floor
I couldn't find a key 'cause there was no hole I could see
And someone had moved the door, ow!
Well the cops, the priest, the crisis line
And no one really had a clue
No one to tell us who was touching me
Or exactly what I should do
My throat was dry, my hopes were high
But nothing really ever got said
But who was in my room that night?
Who the hell was in my bed?! Ow!
Lyrics submitted by Blind Opius, edited by Warpig
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
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I always heard that line as "and someone had moved the door".