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.
Walking bones
Choose your own direction
Go have fun some place else
Bring your soul
And your Beach Boys records
I can't stand to have you here
So worn out
Cold and dehydrated
The fortune's spent
And dad's in space
Every home should have a mom in love
And a daddy in space
Chinese porcelain cats to guard her love
In the window space
Show her some respect she's all worn down
For years to come
I will not forget you
As my sun, as my pain
Time will heal
What now feels so wounded
Tears are spilled
And the holes will fill
Every home should have a mom in love
And a daddy in space
Chinese porcelain cats to guard her love
In the window space
Show her some respect she's all worn down
Show her some respect she's all worn down
Show her some respect she's all worn down
Every home should have a mom in love
And a daddy in space
Chinese porcelain cats to guard her love
In the window space
Choose your own direction
Go have fun some place else
Bring your soul
And your Beach Boys records
I can't stand to have you here
So worn out
Cold and dehydrated
The fortune's spent
And dad's in space
Every home should have a mom in love
And a daddy in space
Chinese porcelain cats to guard her love
In the window space
Show her some respect she's all worn down
For years to come
I will not forget you
As my sun, as my pain
Time will heal
What now feels so wounded
Tears are spilled
And the holes will fill
Every home should have a mom in love
And a daddy in space
Chinese porcelain cats to guard her love
In the window space
Show her some respect she's all worn down
Show her some respect she's all worn down
Show her some respect she's all worn down
Every home should have a mom in love
And a daddy in space
Chinese porcelain cats to guard her love
In the window space
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