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.
I guess i'll make it clear now
we all hate ourselves
how many more now? Drive myself insane before i've driven everyone away
if i could walk for a moment of this (bar?) til i hit the floor
if i could walk from one end of this town
to the other
goes away
the only reason people try to talk to each other
is cos they gotta say something
that is smarter than the other one said
everyone's fucking crazy
people never listen to what you have to say
cos their so damn scared
that you'll be smarter than them some day
everyone's fucking crazy
but i hate these flourescent lights
if i could walk for a moment every spore and cell
i'd hit the floor
if i could walk from one end of this town
to the other
i wouldn't go anywhere at all
i could talk to you and you could talk to me
i would say anything at all
i could talk to you and you could look at me
i would say anything at all
the only reason people try to talk to each other
is cos they gotta say something
that is smarter than the other one said
everyone's fucking crazy
people never listen to what you have to say
cos their so damn scared
that you'll be smarter than them some day
everyone's fucking crazy
but i just hate these flourescent lights
we all hate ourselves
how many more now? Drive myself insane before i've driven everyone away
if i could walk for a moment of this (bar?) til i hit the floor
if i could walk from one end of this town
to the other
goes away
the only reason people try to talk to each other
is cos they gotta say something
that is smarter than the other one said
everyone's fucking crazy
people never listen to what you have to say
cos their so damn scared
that you'll be smarter than them some day
everyone's fucking crazy
but i hate these flourescent lights
if i could walk for a moment every spore and cell
i'd hit the floor
if i could walk from one end of this town
to the other
i wouldn't go anywhere at all
i could talk to you and you could talk to me
i would say anything at all
i could talk to you and you could look at me
i would say anything at all
the only reason people try to talk to each other
is cos they gotta say something
that is smarter than the other one said
everyone's fucking crazy
people never listen to what you have to say
cos their so damn scared
that you'll be smarter than them some day
everyone's fucking crazy
but i just hate these flourescent lights
Lyrics submitted by mikestpierre
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This is the best I could do, they're not perfect because it is really hard to understand some of the lines, but it's in a decent format and mostly correct.
I guess I’ll make it clear now, we all hate ourselves, ???? (line indecipherable) I’ll drive myself insane before I’ve driven everyone away
And I could walk from one end of this bar ‘til I hit the floor, And I could walk from one end of this town to the other ...never go away
The only reason people talk to each other’s cause they gotta say something that is smarter than the other one said, everyone’s fuckin’ crazy people never listen to what you’ll have to say cause they’re so damn scared you’ll be smarter than them one day, everyone’s fuckin crazy But I, I hate these fluorescent lights
And I could walk from one end of this bar until I hit the floor and I could walk from one end of this town to the other, I would go anywhere at all I could talk to you and you could talk to me I would say anything at all I could talk to you and you could look at me I won’t say, anything at all
The only reason people talk to each other’s cause they gotta say something that is smarter than the other one said, everyone’s fuckin’ crazy People never listen to what you’ll have to say cause they’re so damn scared you’ll be smarter than them one day, everyone’s fuckin’ crazy But I just hate these fluorescent lights
I've changed the lyrics a bit. Your version is good but also has some flaws. =)<br /> It helps when using a pair of high-end headphones to understand what he's saying.<br /> I think this is pretty much all correct.<br /> <br /> <br /> I guess I�ll make it clear now,<br /> we all hate ourselves,<br /> Sleep is all the fun I had and I need more now<br /> I�ll drive myself insane before<br /> I�ve driven everyone away<br /> <br /> And I could walk from one end of this bar<br /> �til I hit the floor,<br /> And I could walk from one end of this town<br /> to the other<br /> ...never go anywhere<br /> <br /> The only reason people talk to each other�s <br /> cause they're gonna say something that is smarter than the other one said,<br /> everyone�s fuckin� crazy<br /> people never listen to what you have to say <br /> cause they�re so damn scared that you're smarter than them one day,<br /> everyone�s fuckin crazy<br /> But I, I hate these fluorescent lights<br /> <br /> And I could walk from one end of this bar<br /> until I hit the floor<br /> and I could walk from one end of this town<br /> to the other,<br /> I won't go anywhere at all<br /> I could talk to you and you could talk to me<br /> I won't say<br /> anything at all<br /> I could talk to you and you could look at me<br /> I won�t say,<br /> anything at all<br /> <br /> The only reason people talk to each other�s <br /> cause they're gonna say something that is smarter than the other one said,<br /> everyone�s fuckin� crazy<br /> People never listen to what you'll have to say <br /> cause they�re so damn scared you�ll be smarter than them one day,<br /> everyone�s fuckin� crazy<br /> But I just hate these fluorescent lights <br />