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.
If you want to make a move then you better come in
It's just the ability to reason that wears so thin
Living and dying and the stories that are true
The secret to a good life is knowing when your through...
...Before she died
I bit the bullet on a motorcycle ride
...If you want to make a move then you better come in
It's just the ability to reason that wears so thin
If you want to make a move then you better come in
It's just the ability to reason that wears so thin
...Before she died
I bit the bullet on a motorcycle ride
It's just the ability to reason that wears so thin
Living and dying and the stories that are true
The secret to a good life is knowing when your through...
...Before she died
I bit the bullet on a motorcycle ride
...If you want to make a move then you better come in
It's just the ability to reason that wears so thin
If you want to make a move then you better come in
It's just the ability to reason that wears so thin
...Before she died
I bit the bullet on a motorcycle ride
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You were wrong all along, it's gone it's over too late to run for cover backed into a corner, you're fit to die can't help me cause I'm lonely inside
Sarah ceased existing long before she died A fifth of Bourbon and a motorcycle ride
Sarah went down and tripped and fell lost her footing on the way to hell she said that's okay today alright said today I played and survived
...If you wanna make a move then you better come in It's just the ability to reason that wears so thin If you wanna make a move then you better come in It's just the ability to reason that wears so thin
Sarah ceased existing long before she died A fifth of Bourbon and a motorcycle ride