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.
Let's sober up
It's time to find that galaxy
That was created and named after me
But these rocket ships blew apart the entire ship
So if you find some pieces just name them after me
It's on fire
It's my empire
Went up so fast I couldn't grab it
All of the medicine and magic, that keeps me breathing
Right on key, broken straps trapped in captain
That's playing just for me.
And this is so typical and raised by the arm of me
So dance to some broken cords
With broken means through open doors,
Send me with a microphone
[Repeat: x2]
Teach me something so I can go
Don't you have a lesson for me?
I raced concrete to the front row seats
Through her clothes and whiskey kisses
And left her on the street
With her hand down and her hair down
She's nothing more than a movie
That never panned out
Hey Mr. destiny,
You forgot about me,
You forgot to leave a number
You forgot to name the street,
This is American living
With my American dream,
It thunders like a river but its cold just
Like a stream.
And this is so typical, it makes body (off of me?)
So dance to some broken cords
With broken means through open doors,
Send me with a microphone,
[Repeat: x2]
Teach me something so I can go
Don't you have a lesson for me?
I know now things don't get much better than this,
And I know now, life don't get much bigger than this
So dance to some broken cords
With broken means through open doors,
Send me with a microphone,
[Repeat: x2]
Teach me something so I can go
Don't you have a lesson for me?
It's time to find that galaxy
That was created and named after me
But these rocket ships blew apart the entire ship
So if you find some pieces just name them after me
It's on fire
It's my empire
Went up so fast I couldn't grab it
All of the medicine and magic, that keeps me breathing
Right on key, broken straps trapped in captain
That's playing just for me.
And this is so typical and raised by the arm of me
So dance to some broken cords
With broken means through open doors,
Send me with a microphone
[Repeat: x2]
Teach me something so I can go
Don't you have a lesson for me?
I raced concrete to the front row seats
Through her clothes and whiskey kisses
And left her on the street
With her hand down and her hair down
She's nothing more than a movie
That never panned out
Hey Mr. destiny,
You forgot about me,
You forgot to leave a number
You forgot to name the street,
This is American living
With my American dream,
It thunders like a river but its cold just
Like a stream.
And this is so typical, it makes body (off of me?)
So dance to some broken cords
With broken means through open doors,
Send me with a microphone,
[Repeat: x2]
Teach me something so I can go
Don't you have a lesson for me?
I know now things don't get much better than this,
And I know now, life don't get much bigger than this
So dance to some broken cords
With broken means through open doors,
Send me with a microphone,
[Repeat: x2]
Teach me something so I can go
Don't you have a lesson for me?
Lyrics submitted by Girlsdontgocrazy
American Living Lyrics as written by Gary Levox Jay Demarcus
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Lets sober up…its time to find that galaxy that was created And named after me But these rocket hips blew apart the entire ship so if you find some pieces Just name them after me Its on fire, it’s my empire It went up so fast I couldn’t grab it Along with medicine and magic That keeps me breathing right on key Broken straps strap in the captain that’s praying just for me And this is so typical… Erased by the author of me….
So dance to some broken chords With broken knees Through open doors And save me with a microphone Give me something so I can go home
Don’t you have a lesson for me?
I raced concrete to the front row seats Threw her bows and whiskey kisses and left her on the street With her hands out And her head down She’s nothing more than a movie that never panned out Hey Mr. Destiny…you forgot about me You forgot to leave a number You forgot to name the street This is American living with my American dream It thunders like a river but its cold just like a stream And this is so typical… Erased by the author of me….
And I know now… Things don’t get much better than this… Life doesn’t get much bigger than this…
So just teach me something so I can go...