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'm seeking someone to save my soul
Searching high but I'm low
I'm gonna start in the middle
With a cat and not a fiddle
And my notes are gonna follow so
Seeking someone to save my soul
Feeling low when I'm high
I'm gonna start at the ending
'Cause it's time to start pretending
That I'm doing something with this life
That I'm doing something with my time
Well, I want you for my breakfast
And I want you for my lunch
When I sleep in on the weekend
I gonna want you for my brunch
'Cause you're the glory in my morning
Well, you're the sunshine in my day
And when the whole city is snoring
We're gonna play, we're gonna play
The city's cold and the country's slow
I think I'll float out to sea
And maybe find me an island
Where the water meets the sky
And you'll never ever hear from me
The city's cold and the country's slow
And I'm a long away from shore
And I'm a fool to the little
When our wives have been considered
And my girl is practically next door
And I'm loving her more and more
Well, I want you for my breakfast
And I want you for my lunch
When I sleep in on the weekend
I gonna want you for my brunch
'Cause you're the glory in my morning
Well, you're the sunshine in my day
And when the whole city is snoring
We're gonna play, we're gonna play
We're gonna play, we're gonna play
Get things started right today
We're gonna play, we're gonna play
If you say you're gonna stay
Than I might never go away
Not another day, not another day
Searching high but I'm low
I'm gonna start in the middle
With a cat and not a fiddle
And my notes are gonna follow so
Seeking someone to save my soul
Feeling low when I'm high
I'm gonna start at the ending
'Cause it's time to start pretending
That I'm doing something with this life
That I'm doing something with my time
Well, I want you for my breakfast
And I want you for my lunch
When I sleep in on the weekend
I gonna want you for my brunch
'Cause you're the glory in my morning
Well, you're the sunshine in my day
And when the whole city is snoring
We're gonna play, we're gonna play
The city's cold and the country's slow
I think I'll float out to sea
And maybe find me an island
Where the water meets the sky
And you'll never ever hear from me
The city's cold and the country's slow
And I'm a long away from shore
And I'm a fool to the little
When our wives have been considered
And my girl is practically next door
And I'm loving her more and more
Well, I want you for my breakfast
And I want you for my lunch
When I sleep in on the weekend
I gonna want you for my brunch
'Cause you're the glory in my morning
Well, you're the sunshine in my day
And when the whole city is snoring
We're gonna play, we're gonna play
We're gonna play, we're gonna play
Get things started right today
We're gonna play, we're gonna play
If you say you're gonna stay
Than I might never go away
Not another day, not another day
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