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 met you at the club that night
Where I was spinning records
And my heart said
Hey now, hey now, hey now
Hey now yaaaow
You said you were pleased to meet me
Through the sweet smell of your perfume
And blew me
Away now, away now, away now
Away now yaaaow
Later on that week we went out
Talked under the stars until the next
Day now, day now, day now
Day now yaaaow
You drank your Fruitopia
And we never ran out of things to
Say now, say now, say now
Say now yaaow
Every minute I'm not with you
I hope I'll see you soon
There's just something that happens
When you walk into the room
And instantly I feel so complete
It hits me right about the time you kiss my cheek
And you give me this feeling
It's like no other feeling
But it knocks me off my feet
Please don't ask me what I like about you
Cause it's every little thing you do
And that's just the way you make me feel
And I don't think
That there are any others out there like you
And I won't blink cause that would mean
I would miss a second beside you
And maybe you know what I mean
Or maybe this is just a dream
I pinch myself just to make sure
But I'm still here and there you are
I wonder why we just met now
It just kind of happened somehow
But here we are together and
That's all that matters in the end
And instantly I feel so complete
It hits me right about the time you kiss my cheek
And you give me this feeling
It's like no other feeling
But it knocks me off my feet
Please don't ask me what I like about you
Cause it's every little thing you do
And that's just the way you make me feel
You can never ask for too much
Cause I'd travel the world just to feel your touch
And that's just the way you make me feel
Where I was spinning records
And my heart said
Hey now, hey now, hey now
Hey now yaaaow
You said you were pleased to meet me
Through the sweet smell of your perfume
And blew me
Away now, away now, away now
Away now yaaaow
Later on that week we went out
Talked under the stars until the next
Day now, day now, day now
Day now yaaaow
You drank your Fruitopia
And we never ran out of things to
Say now, say now, say now
Say now yaaow
Every minute I'm not with you
I hope I'll see you soon
There's just something that happens
When you walk into the room
And instantly I feel so complete
It hits me right about the time you kiss my cheek
And you give me this feeling
It's like no other feeling
But it knocks me off my feet
Please don't ask me what I like about you
Cause it's every little thing you do
And that's just the way you make me feel
And I don't think
That there are any others out there like you
And I won't blink cause that would mean
I would miss a second beside you
And maybe you know what I mean
Or maybe this is just a dream
I pinch myself just to make sure
But I'm still here and there you are
I wonder why we just met now
It just kind of happened somehow
But here we are together and
That's all that matters in the end
And instantly I feel so complete
It hits me right about the time you kiss my cheek
And you give me this feeling
It's like no other feeling
But it knocks me off my feet
Please don't ask me what I like about you
Cause it's every little thing you do
And that's just the way you make me feel
You can never ask for too much
Cause I'd travel the world just to feel your touch
And that's just the way you make me feel
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