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.
We're on the road again and there ain't no time for sleep
Workin' real hard cause it's where we want to be
On nothing but toast and Vegemite
The bottle's getting empty it'll start a fight
If we don't fall asleep in the van
We'll be looking for some brown sugar
In the hot chocolate
Spend five hours a day lugging gear
And for what?
So we can play an hour show then do it again
And we're traveling on this road to somewhere
Try to get this message home if your still there
And its cold
Tired eyes
Not a day goes by that I'm not stuck inside
But I know given choice
That there's no freakin way that I'd trade my place
Well we're taking this road
And it's the road that we're taking
Wasting time while we're sleeping
When we're sleeping, time's wasting
Well we're doing what we love
And we love what we're doing
Which makes the sound that we're giving
And we're giving the sound
Been sitting in the van for ten hours straight
We gotta keep it movin' we don't want to be late
We need a bus cause we got no grunt
Or a new van cause we smashed it up
Pull it over to get some gas
But we figured out that we got no cash
Spend five hours a day lugging gear
And for what?
So we can play an hour show just to get our shot
Workin' real hard cause it's where we want to be
On nothing but toast and Vegemite
The bottle's getting empty it'll start a fight
If we don't fall asleep in the van
We'll be looking for some brown sugar
In the hot chocolate
Spend five hours a day lugging gear
And for what?
So we can play an hour show then do it again
And we're traveling on this road to somewhere
Try to get this message home if your still there
And its cold
Tired eyes
Not a day goes by that I'm not stuck inside
But I know given choice
That there's no freakin way that I'd trade my place
Well we're taking this road
And it's the road that we're taking
Wasting time while we're sleeping
When we're sleeping, time's wasting
Well we're doing what we love
And we love what we're doing
Which makes the sound that we're giving
And we're giving the sound
Been sitting in the van for ten hours straight
We gotta keep it movin' we don't want to be late
We need a bus cause we got no grunt
Or a new van cause we smashed it up
Pull it over to get some gas
But we figured out that we got no cash
Spend five hours a day lugging gear
And for what?
So we can play an hour show just to get our shot
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Road Trip Lyrics as written by Jacob Adams Brad Carter
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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