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.
Oh, my love, please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I ripped out his throat
And called you on the telephone
To take off my disguise
Just in time to hear you cry when you
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
The night he died
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
One last time
Singin'
Oh, my love, please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
There was police and flashing lights
The rain came down so hard that night and the
Headlines read, "A lover died"
No tell-tale heart was left to find when you
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
The night he died
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
One last time
Singin'
Oh, my love, please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
Tonight
He dropped you off, I followed him home
Then I, I stood outside his bedroom window
Standing over him, he begged me not to do
What I knew, had to do 'cause I'm so in love with you
Oh, my love, please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
Tonight
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I ripped out his throat
And called you on the telephone
To take off my disguise
Just in time to hear you cry when you
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
The night he died
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
One last time
Singin'
Oh, my love, please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
There was police and flashing lights
The rain came down so hard that night and the
Headlines read, "A lover died"
No tell-tale heart was left to find when you
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
The night he died
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
One last time
Singin'
Oh, my love, please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
Tonight
He dropped you off, I followed him home
Then I, I stood outside his bedroom window
Standing over him, he begged me not to do
What I knew, had to do 'cause I'm so in love with you
Oh, my love, please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
Tonight
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At first I thought this song was kinda scairy realy good but a little weird but then I read in a magazine that good charlotte said this song is about the story "The Tell tale heart" by edgar allen poe. and i went back and listned to the song and i was like yeah that really makes sense. so it's not really that scairy but it is really really great.