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.
Hand me down halo
Halo hello
Hand me down halo
I saw you (I saw you)
Asleep In the car (asleep in the car)
On the first wave out of a fallen town
They follow to another cell (hand me down halo)
(halo hello)
They follow to another cell (hand me down halo)
To another cell (halo hello)
I watched you (I watched you)
From the bars of my room (from the bars of my room)
Always got a suntan at the first light of every Sunday
And your broken teeth, like a mangled screen
And your burnout smile on your ashtray face
Made me sick
You always made me sick
Made me sick
You always made me sick
(take my cell now)
Have a cigarette. have an omelet
(take my cell now)
A little nasty. a little balloon
(take my cell now)
Have a cold sore. have a nightmare
(take my cell now)
A little memory. a little history
Have a problem. have a collapse
A little sympathy. a little sympathy. (made me sick. you always made me sick)
(take my cell now)
Have a pager. have a baby
(take my cell now)
A little medicine. a little discipline
(take my cell now)
Have a lie down. have a sugar hand. (20, 40, 68...)
(take my cell now)
A little hassle. a little enemy. (20, 40, 68...)
(take my cell now)
Have a number. have a wallet chain. (20, 40, 68...)
(take my cell now)
A little nickname. a little self pity. (20, 40, 68...)
Halo hello
Hand me down halo
I saw you (I saw you)
Asleep In the car (asleep in the car)
On the first wave out of a fallen town
They follow to another cell (hand me down halo)
(halo hello)
They follow to another cell (hand me down halo)
To another cell (halo hello)
I watched you (I watched you)
From the bars of my room (from the bars of my room)
Always got a suntan at the first light of every Sunday
And your broken teeth, like a mangled screen
And your burnout smile on your ashtray face
Made me sick
You always made me sick
Made me sick
You always made me sick
(take my cell now)
Have a cigarette. have an omelet
(take my cell now)
A little nasty. a little balloon
(take my cell now)
Have a cold sore. have a nightmare
(take my cell now)
A little memory. a little history
Have a problem. have a collapse
A little sympathy. a little sympathy. (made me sick. you always made me sick)
(take my cell now)
Have a pager. have a baby
(take my cell now)
A little medicine. a little discipline
(take my cell now)
Have a lie down. have a sugar hand. (20, 40, 68...)
(take my cell now)
A little hassle. a little enemy. (20, 40, 68...)
(take my cell now)
Have a number. have a wallet chain. (20, 40, 68...)
(take my cell now)
A little nickname. a little self pity. (20, 40, 68...)
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