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.
You're my seeing eye dog and I am blind
You take me there every time
With that winning combination of loyal and kind
Your eyes like wells to the water of your mind
I want to take a long, cool drink from your bucket
To every thought I could think now, I say fuck it
I just want to go with how I feel
Like my only job here
Is to care for and covet you, dear
I love the way your stories seem to fall from your lips
With just enough slobber so it sparkles and drips
The way you hang the whole room on a word
Like a little stick in the beak of a bird
First we touched fingers and then we touched toes
Then my army surrendered
My government overthrown
I threw myself a little role reversal and followed you home
Just dying to be chewed
The dog was chosen by the bone
Be my seeing eye dog
'cause I am blind
Just take me there
One more time
With that winning combination of loyal and kind
Your eyes like wells to the water of your mind
I want to take a long, cool drink from your bucket
To every thought I could think now, I say fuck it
I just want to go with how I feel
Like my only job here is to care for and covet you, dear
You take me there every time
With that winning combination of loyal and kind
Your eyes like wells to the water of your mind
I want to take a long, cool drink from your bucket
To every thought I could think now, I say fuck it
I just want to go with how I feel
Like my only job here
Is to care for and covet you, dear
I love the way your stories seem to fall from your lips
With just enough slobber so it sparkles and drips
The way you hang the whole room on a word
Like a little stick in the beak of a bird
First we touched fingers and then we touched toes
Then my army surrendered
My government overthrown
I threw myself a little role reversal and followed you home
Just dying to be chewed
The dog was chosen by the bone
Be my seeing eye dog
'cause I am blind
Just take me there
One more time
With that winning combination of loyal and kind
Your eyes like wells to the water of your mind
I want to take a long, cool drink from your bucket
To every thought I could think now, I say fuck it
I just want to go with how I feel
Like my only job here is to care for and covet you, dear
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Unless this is about one of her female lovers, lol, in that case, well, do the necessary rearranging of my proposal.
Yeah I was going to criticize your application of gender onto these characters, until I read the last line of your post...<br /> <br /> I'd actually be more tempted to think this is a woman talking about a woman..."I want to take a long, cool drink from your bucket"...ahem...
first we touched fingers and then we touched toes then my army surrendered my government overthrown i threw myself a little role reversal and followed you home just dying to be chewed the dog was chosen by the bone
great great verse. ani is a lyrical genius and it's good to see she can still pump out some wonderful tunes.
Giving into temptation, yes.