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.
Porcelain Doll
Your mother runs and antique shop
She takes some stuff
I take a lot
We sleep all day
Slow response
I'm feeling like an after thought
I guess I'm kinda lost in space
An London's okay
She don't even ask what time it is anymore
Dressed up like it's World War 24
Sugar sweet
She loves it when it hits her teeth
The river hides the carousel
In London, oh well
Coma comes
Like bullets from a candy gun
Delivers us into the sun
In London my love
She don't even ask what time it is anymore
Dressed up like it's World War 24
And if we get too high
We'll burn this town
Oh baby, bring me down
I'm all yours
I'm all yours
Your mother runs and antique shop
She takes some stuff
I take a lot
We sleep all day
Slow response
I'm feeling like an after thought
I guess I'm kinda lost in space
An London's okay
She don't even ask what time it is anymore
Dressed up like it's World War 24
Sugar sweet
She loves it when it hits her teeth
The river hides the carousel
In London, oh well
Coma comes
Like bullets from a candy gun
Delivers us into the sun
In London my love
She don't even ask what time it is anymore
Dressed up like it's World War 24
And if we get too high
We'll burn this town
Oh baby, bring me down
I'm all yours
I'm all yours
Lyrics submitted by BlueAndStarry
World War 24 Lyrics as written by Ryan Adams
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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