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.
Yeah there's a method to my madness
If only I could find it I could make you safe
See there's a therapist trying to tell me that
You are just a figment of my tainted brain
No, I believe
That you're not just conjured up
No, I believe
'Cause I feel it when we touch
You make it dry when it's raining outside
You warm my blood when the temperature dies
You're my crutch when it's all to hard to bare
See without you here I could not be anywhere
A wide-eyed flutter and the violins, they swell
I lost everything I own
I don't need it, can't you tell?
Oh, all I truly need is you (Natalie Marie)
This disturbing make-believe's come true (Natalie Marie)
I spent every cent I had
Just to buy the things that you would ultimately never get
But now I'm starting to believe that I'm really going crazy
'Cause I can't recall when we met
No, I believe
That you're not just conjured up
No, I believe
'Cause I feel it when we touch
You make it dry when it's raining outside
You warm my blood when the temperature dies
You're my crutch when it's all to hard to bare
See without you here I could not be anywhere
A wide-eyed flutter and the violins, they swell
I lost everything I own
I don't need it, can't you tell?
Oh, all I truly need is you (Natalie Marie)
This disturbing make-believe's come true (Natalie Marie)
Natalie, it turns out that your were just my sick little fantasy
So I tried to pry you from my head
Now look at me
It appears as if I've injured myself severely, yeah
But like the doctor said you were always dead
Now I'm in stitches
Over you and over you, oh
Now I'm in stitches
Over you and over you, oh
A wide-eyed flutter and the violins, they swell
I lost everything I own
I don't need it, can't you tell?
Oh, all I truly need is you (Natalie Marie)
This disturbing make-believe's come true (Natalie Marie)
If only I could find it I could make you safe
See there's a therapist trying to tell me that
You are just a figment of my tainted brain
No, I believe
That you're not just conjured up
No, I believe
'Cause I feel it when we touch
You make it dry when it's raining outside
You warm my blood when the temperature dies
You're my crutch when it's all to hard to bare
See without you here I could not be anywhere
A wide-eyed flutter and the violins, they swell
I lost everything I own
I don't need it, can't you tell?
Oh, all I truly need is you (Natalie Marie)
This disturbing make-believe's come true (Natalie Marie)
I spent every cent I had
Just to buy the things that you would ultimately never get
But now I'm starting to believe that I'm really going crazy
'Cause I can't recall when we met
No, I believe
That you're not just conjured up
No, I believe
'Cause I feel it when we touch
You make it dry when it's raining outside
You warm my blood when the temperature dies
You're my crutch when it's all to hard to bare
See without you here I could not be anywhere
A wide-eyed flutter and the violins, they swell
I lost everything I own
I don't need it, can't you tell?
Oh, all I truly need is you (Natalie Marie)
This disturbing make-believe's come true (Natalie Marie)
Natalie, it turns out that your were just my sick little fantasy
So I tried to pry you from my head
Now look at me
It appears as if I've injured myself severely, yeah
But like the doctor said you were always dead
Now I'm in stitches
Over you and over you, oh
Now I'm in stitches
Over you and over you, oh
A wide-eyed flutter and the violins, they swell
I lost everything I own
I don't need it, can't you tell?
Oh, all I truly need is you (Natalie Marie)
This disturbing make-believe's come true (Natalie Marie)
Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208
Natalie Marie and 1cc Lyrics as written by Joseph Dean Beck Daniel Ludeman
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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cuhrazy
i feel rather crazy when i listen to this song because the whole thing makes perfect sense to me.
lol...I agree with that...I feel weird when I listen to it to....but you have to admit...it's pretty kewl...just insanely crazy lol
One of my more favorite songs from OFS...
amazing song ..gets 2 me gives me shivers ...i think it's about him havin these dreams about this girl called natalie marie and he realli believes that she exists but his therapist tells him that shes jus a part of his fantasy.... and in the end he realizes that he doesnt recall ever meetin her and therfore he sees that the doc was right all along ...im sure thers more to it but thats my lil sum up
amazing song
anyone have any thoughts on the 1cc part of the name?
It paints a picture of insanity in my mind...To me it's like...this girl, Natalie Marie...was like his main source of comfort in the world and her cared deeply for her and passionately, and all the while his therapist is seeing the 'relationship' happen and tries to tell him that she isn't real...Natalie Marie never existed...and the more he thinks about what his therapist says the more and more he realizes that he can't remember simple facts that you generally remember about the one you love...things you just know..and you can't make up...and he realizes that she isn't real so he either tries to kill himself out of the fact that his life is nothing without her, or the fact that he is simply too crazy and depressed by the fact that he just realizes it. Great song btw...
This song is awesome, it always makes me think. Awesome band as well.
I love this song... geez how I love this band... Anyways I looked up 1cc on google and this sentance pretty much explained it to me: "The most common syringe used is a 1cc (cubic centiliter) syringe" So yeah, this basically goes with the drug thoughts...