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.
En aquel cajón esta tu foto
Llenándose de tierra
Hace tanto que no la veo
Como a vos, como a vos
Te acordás que tiempos aquellos
Que tiempos aquellos
En donde todo era un buen motivo
Para decir te quiero
Que le habrá pasado a la vida
Que sin quererlo ya ni me acuerdo
Cuando con mi viejo iba a la cancha
A ver aquel atlético
Te acordás del flaco Espinetta
Cuando cantaba, todas las hojas son del viento
Hay toda nuestra filosofía
Que era solo ser rockero
Pero como han cambiado los tiempos
Todos luchan por mantener sus puestos
Hay muchos que ahora son ingenieros
Que pocos quedaron de aquellos
Pero yo aún sigo cantando
Y lo voy a seguir haciendo
Una lección me dio la vida
Tenes que hacer lo que el corazón diga
Y ayer quizás pensando en tu foto
Por la calle te encontré andando
Que poco ha cambiado nuestra onda
Solo cambiaron un poco nuestros cuerpos
Espero que el tiempo ahora no borre
A esta gente que tanto amo
Por que sin ustedes no valgo nada
Su alma es mi alimento
Llenándose de tierra
Hace tanto que no la veo
Como a vos, como a vos
Te acordás que tiempos aquellos
Que tiempos aquellos
En donde todo era un buen motivo
Para decir te quiero
Que le habrá pasado a la vida
Que sin quererlo ya ni me acuerdo
Cuando con mi viejo iba a la cancha
A ver aquel atlético
Te acordás del flaco Espinetta
Cuando cantaba, todas las hojas son del viento
Hay toda nuestra filosofía
Que era solo ser rockero
Pero como han cambiado los tiempos
Todos luchan por mantener sus puestos
Hay muchos que ahora son ingenieros
Que pocos quedaron de aquellos
Pero yo aún sigo cantando
Y lo voy a seguir haciendo
Una lección me dio la vida
Tenes que hacer lo que el corazón diga
Y ayer quizás pensando en tu foto
Por la calle te encontré andando
Que poco ha cambiado nuestra onda
Solo cambiaron un poco nuestros cuerpos
Espero que el tiempo ahora no borre
A esta gente que tanto amo
Por que sin ustedes no valgo nada
Su alma es mi alimento
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