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 am thinking it's a sign
That the freckles in our eyes
Are mirror images
And when we kiss they're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate
That God Himself did make
Us into corresponding shapes
Like puzzle pieces from the clay
And true it may seem like a stretch
But it's thoughts like this that catch
My troubled head when you're away
And when I am missing you to death
And when you are out there on the road
For several weeks of shows
And when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home
They will see us waving from such great heights
Come down now, they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now but we'll stay
I tried my best to leave
This all on your machine
But the persistent beat
It sounded thin upon the sending
And that frankly will not fly
You'll hear the shrillest highs
And lowest lows with the windows down
And this is guiding you home
They will see us waving from such great heights
Come down now they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now but we'll stay
They will see us waving from such great heights
Come down now they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now but we'll stay
(They will see us waving from such great heights)
(Come down now)
They will see us waving from such great heights
(Come down now)
That the freckles in our eyes
Are mirror images
And when we kiss they're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate
That God Himself did make
Us into corresponding shapes
Like puzzle pieces from the clay
And true it may seem like a stretch
But it's thoughts like this that catch
My troubled head when you're away
And when I am missing you to death
And when you are out there on the road
For several weeks of shows
And when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home
They will see us waving from such great heights
Come down now, they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now but we'll stay
I tried my best to leave
This all on your machine
But the persistent beat
It sounded thin upon the sending
And that frankly will not fly
You'll hear the shrillest highs
And lowest lows with the windows down
And this is guiding you home
They will see us waving from such great heights
Come down now they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now but we'll stay
They will see us waving from such great heights
Come down now they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now but we'll stay
(They will see us waving from such great heights)
(Come down now)
They will see us waving from such great heights
(Come down now)
Lyrics submitted by rjbucs28, edited by straightconcrete
Such Great Heights Lyrics as written by Jimmy Tamborello Ben Gibbard
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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This song is amazing. To me it is about two people that totally connect in every way. They connect and it just transends them. They are on a different level or on some high because of this deep connection. From where they are the world/life is perfect. They never want to come down or leave where they are because for them....it couldn't get any better.
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I love the way the feelings/thoughts are described in this song. I had never thought about "the freckles in our eyes" before. The lyrics are great, and I can't stop listening to. I have had the CD for over a year and its just as good as the first time i heard it.
Ya'll should check out Streetlight Manifesto's cover of this song.
"except now that even the radio is starting to play it. damn."
Oh heaven forbid your favorite artists enjoy the fame and fortune they deserve!
I don't understand...some of you bitch-face-emo-kids try so hard to be outcasts and different but they all look fucking identical. They all wish these were their words so they could sing them to that girl that broke their heart, but above that so they can read them and say "fucking brilliants" as their penises grow erect and they whack of to their own artistry.
Why does it matter that the Postal Service is getting radio time? I love that i hear them on the radio. Such great Heights is on all the time and they even play it at my school and i couldnt be happier, more people can listen to them and enjoy them. I never understood why people didnt like other people enjoying good music..
anyways.. YEAH! I've heard Angel Pumping Gas, It's not on their Cd (I downloaded it too)
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I realised yesterday that my boyfriend has a freckle on his top eyelid which is exactly parallel to mine (on my bottom eyelid). Nothing you'd notice until you were close enough to kiss. Immediately thought of this song. Such a great one. Very idiosyncratic.
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This song is also done by Iron and Wine.
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One of my favorite songs.
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I LOVE THIS SONG. i like the iron and wine version almost better.