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.
It's autumn in Gothenburg
I'm walking home to my suburb
Rain falls hard on the city
On every homeless kitty
Oh please god bring relief
Even if it's only brief
That she says the dreamer just make-believe
But I thought she said maple leaves
So we talked for hours
And you cried into my sheets
You said you hated your body
That it was just a piece of meat, I disagreed
I think you're beautiful
But it's impossible
To make you understand
That if you don't take my hand
I lose my mind completely
Madness will finally defeat me
She said it was all make-belief
But I thought you said maple leaves
And when she talked about the fall
I thought she talked about the season
I never understood at all
I thought she said maple leaves
And when she talked about about the fall
I thought she talked about Mark E Smith
I never understood at all
I never understood at all
I never understood at all
I'm walking home to my suburb
Rain falls hard on the city
On every homeless kitty
Oh please god bring relief
Even if it's only brief
That she says the dreamer just make-believe
But I thought she said maple leaves
So we talked for hours
And you cried into my sheets
You said you hated your body
That it was just a piece of meat, I disagreed
I think you're beautiful
But it's impossible
To make you understand
That if you don't take my hand
I lose my mind completely
Madness will finally defeat me
She said it was all make-belief
But I thought you said maple leaves
And when she talked about the fall
I thought she talked about the season
I never understood at all
I thought she said maple leaves
And when she talked about about the fall
I thought she talked about Mark E Smith
I never understood at all
I never understood at all
I never understood at all
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