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.
Wait, wait, I wait for Kate
(No, she's never coming back to you)
I wait, I wait for Kate so late
(No, she's never gonna miss you)
Demonstrate, my Kate, we mate
(I cannot place her)
I bet on straight, await the take
(No, she's never gonna reach the shore)(x2)
Wait and wait, I wait for Kate
(No, she's never coming back again)
I wait and wait, but Kate's so late
(No, come on home)
PDA, the date today
I nearly made bones to fade
(No, she's got me on my knees again) (x2)
Wait, wait, I wait for Kate
No!
I wait and wait, but Kate's so late
(No, she's never gonna sense you)
(Ah, she's never gonna cherish you)
Gathered at sundown
She left out of her town
(Oh, she's never coming back again)
Creep
Creep, creep, creep
For the first time
Remember the down time
Demonstrate, my Kate, we mate
The bed on straight, await the take
No!
Kathy, I'm waiting
Come over here
I'm coming to love you
Come out here
I'm waiting
I'm waiting
To love you
By my house
Kathy, I'm waiting
Come out here, outside
Come out here
Across the hills
Find me here
Kathy, Kathy, I love you
Find me here
Kathy, I'm waiting
(No, she's never coming back to you)
I wait, I wait for Kate so late
(No, she's never gonna miss you)
Demonstrate, my Kate, we mate
(I cannot place her)
I bet on straight, await the take
(No, she's never gonna reach the shore)(x2)
Wait and wait, I wait for Kate
(No, she's never coming back again)
I wait and wait, but Kate's so late
(No, come on home)
PDA, the date today
I nearly made bones to fade
(No, she's got me on my knees again) (x2)
Wait, wait, I wait for Kate
No!
I wait and wait, but Kate's so late
(No, she's never gonna sense you)
(Ah, she's never gonna cherish you)
Gathered at sundown
She left out of her town
(Oh, she's never coming back again)
Creep
Creep, creep, creep
For the first time
Remember the down time
Demonstrate, my Kate, we mate
The bed on straight, await the take
No!
Kathy, I'm waiting
Come over here
I'm coming to love you
Come out here
I'm waiting
I'm waiting
To love you
By my house
Kathy, I'm waiting
Come out here, outside
Come out here
Across the hills
Find me here
Kathy, Kathy, I love you
Find me here
Kathy, I'm waiting
Lyrics submitted by tiredgorilla
For Kate I Wait Lyrics as written by Ariel Marcus Rosenberg
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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