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.
Come on!
I can see her now
Dancing around, her drink in hand
All her baggage in tow
I just want to forget and let go
All of the joy and
All of the pain
I took your guilt and placed it into me
And now I kiss it goodbye
Our last dance ended fatally
Who's sleeping on my side of the bed tonight?
Have you ever cried so hard?
Baby you just died
There she goes again
Another masquerade in false circumstance
She'll fuck you just for the taste
I just wish that I could replace
All the memories of what makes my blood run cold
And as your blood runs through me
I say goodbye to what we had
Who's sleeping on my side of the bed tonight?
Have you ever cried so hard?
Baby you just died
She came and went
I gnawed through my lip
Make-up smeared in her eyes
Each sob's a reason to say goodbye
Sometimes when you're holding on
You'll never see the light
With flowers in her hair
Gazed upon with dead lovers eyes
She never looked so good
And I never felt so right
I felt so wrong
Who's sleeping on my side of the bed tonight?
Have you ever cried so hard?
Baby you just died
YOU JUST DIED!!!
I can see her now
Dancing around, her drink in hand
All her baggage in tow
I just want to forget and let go
All of the joy and
All of the pain
I took your guilt and placed it into me
And now I kiss it goodbye
Our last dance ended fatally
Who's sleeping on my side of the bed tonight?
Have you ever cried so hard?
Baby you just died
There she goes again
Another masquerade in false circumstance
She'll fuck you just for the taste
I just wish that I could replace
All the memories of what makes my blood run cold
And as your blood runs through me
I say goodbye to what we had
Who's sleeping on my side of the bed tonight?
Have you ever cried so hard?
Baby you just died
She came and went
I gnawed through my lip
Make-up smeared in her eyes
Each sob's a reason to say goodbye
Sometimes when you're holding on
You'll never see the light
With flowers in her hair
Gazed upon with dead lovers eyes
She never looked so good
And I never felt so right
I felt so wrong
Who's sleeping on my side of the bed tonight?
Have you ever cried so hard?
Baby you just died
YOU JUST DIED!!!
Lyrics submitted by El_Diablo_1987
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