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.
Alice in the lighthouse and it’s always night
the moon is descending
the gramophone is alive
and singing
she can’t explain on paper, can’t think straight to write
so much before goodbye
but who would ever see the light, the way it shines
through Alice’s eyes
Alice in the city with no peace or quiet
now treatment is teaching
but her head is still wired, receiving
she’ll take it to Mt. Wilson from the magpie cage
no money, no designs
and will they be surprised
open letter and no-one
to read or to return
observers all, and all so far away
like Mt. Wilson from the magpie cage
in Alice’s eyes
sublimely surprised
in Alice’s eyes
and no-one may ever know this again
we’re hanging by a thousand threads
the beautiful children and beckoning hands
and everything makes sense
open letter and no-one
to read or to return
observers all, and all so far away
like Mt. Wilson from the magpie cage
the moon is descending
the gramophone is alive
and singing
she can’t explain on paper, can’t think straight to write
so much before goodbye
but who would ever see the light, the way it shines
through Alice’s eyes
Alice in the city with no peace or quiet
now treatment is teaching
but her head is still wired, receiving
she’ll take it to Mt. Wilson from the magpie cage
no money, no designs
and will they be surprised
open letter and no-one
to read or to return
observers all, and all so far away
like Mt. Wilson from the magpie cage
in Alice’s eyes
sublimely surprised
in Alice’s eyes
and no-one may ever know this again
we’re hanging by a thousand threads
the beautiful children and beckoning hands
and everything makes sense
open letter and no-one
to read or to return
observers all, and all so far away
like Mt. Wilson from the magpie cage
Lyrics submitted by MovieMusic84
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