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.
Uh, just tell him
See I been watching you for a while
Your smile and style
But I don't know if I can, be with you for the night, alright?
Is that alright, baby? Baby
There is only one for me
You have made that a possibility
We can take that step to see, hmm
If this is really gonna be
All you gotta do is say yes
All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel
Let me undress you, baby, open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know, you make me so
All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel
Let me undress you, baby, open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, uh
Loving you has taken time, taken time
But I always knew you could be mine
I-I recognize the butterflies, inside me, uh
Since it's gonna be made tonight, tonight
All you gotta do is say yes
All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel
Let me undress you baby, open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know, you make me so
Oh ah, oh ah, oh ah
Don't deny what you feel
Let me undress you, baby, open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so
Ah ah ah ah, uh uh uh, oh oh oh oh mm-mm-mm
Ah ah ah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, oh right there
Ah, oh yeah right there, right there, right there
Ah ah oh oh mm-mm-mm-mm-mm, mm
All you gotta do
All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel
Let me undress you baby, open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know, so, so
All you gotta do is say yes
See I been watching you for a while
Your smile and style
But I don't know if I can, be with you for the night, alright?
Is that alright, baby? Baby
There is only one for me
You have made that a possibility
We can take that step to see, hmm
If this is really gonna be
All you gotta do is say yes
All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel
Let me undress you, baby, open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know, you make me so
All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel
Let me undress you, baby, open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, uh
Loving you has taken time, taken time
But I always knew you could be mine
I-I recognize the butterflies, inside me, uh
Since it's gonna be made tonight, tonight
All you gotta do is say yes
All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel
Let me undress you baby, open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know, you make me so
Oh ah, oh ah, oh ah
Don't deny what you feel
Let me undress you, baby, open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so
Ah ah ah ah, uh uh uh, oh oh oh oh mm-mm-mm
Ah ah ah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, oh right there
Ah, oh yeah right there, right there, right there
Ah ah oh oh mm-mm-mm-mm-mm, mm
All you gotta do
All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel
Let me undress you baby, open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know, so, so
All you gotta do is say yes
Lyrics submitted by shan4short
Say Yes Lyrics as written by Natalie Stewart Andre Harris
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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