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.
will you miss me my dear
and my wild wild hair
maybe love is underwater
and i am caught on the rocks
i am not your enemy's daughter
i see your mind it blocks
take me through
the pot-luck romance
drug me up on cardboard wine
come undress me
look right through me
call me someone else's name
we could fuck to wheel of fortune
be the vanna feminists
dress me up in sparkly skins
you could be the prince of it
will you miss me my dear
and my wild wild hair
sorrys are like promises
they get bigger every time
they grow like weeds and laundry
and they infect my mind
we talk hotels
we talk whiskey
under water
over thinking
we could be the wind
we could be the wheels
we could jump right in
we could be the fields
there's a well inside me
throw a penny in
and watch me cry
i was raised on a dead end street
and the only end is goodbye
will you miss me my dear
and my wild wild hair
and my wild wild hair
maybe love is underwater
and i am caught on the rocks
i am not your enemy's daughter
i see your mind it blocks
take me through
the pot-luck romance
drug me up on cardboard wine
come undress me
look right through me
call me someone else's name
we could fuck to wheel of fortune
be the vanna feminists
dress me up in sparkly skins
you could be the prince of it
will you miss me my dear
and my wild wild hair
sorrys are like promises
they get bigger every time
they grow like weeds and laundry
and they infect my mind
we talk hotels
we talk whiskey
under water
over thinking
we could be the wind
we could be the wheels
we could jump right in
we could be the fields
there's a well inside me
throw a penny in
and watch me cry
i was raised on a dead end street
and the only end is goodbye
will you miss me my dear
and my wild wild hair
Lyrics submitted by farfalla
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no comments on this song? wow. i adore it. great lyrics!