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.
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Looking out my bedroom window
See the planes to come from Heathrow
Only when they come and go
On and on on and on
I think about the places I'd go
I think about this place I call home
All the shots and all that come
All around all around
Red light blinking in the twilight
Tracing in a path right out of here and now
Red light blinking in the twilight
Tracing in a path right out of here and now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Don't you think its quiet around here
Doesn't seem so much to do here
Thinking back to this time last year
Good times good times good times
Don't you think we stay for too long
Don't you think the color has gone
Get on a plane it can't be wrong
Moving on, Moving on
Red light blinking in the twilight
Tracing in a path right out of here and now
Red light blinking in the twilight
Tracing in a path right out of here and now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Baby, Baby
Baby, Baby
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Those things they look empty
But wait til it all comes down
Nothings going on round here
Its time we let it change
Got a feeling my love
We've gotta get out
Before it brings us down (down down)
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Looking out my bedroom window
See the planes to come from Heathrow
Only when they come and go
On and on on and on
I think about the places I'd go
I think about this place I call home
All the shots and all that come
All around all around
Red light blinking in the twilight
Tracing in a path right out of here and now
Red light blinking in the twilight
Tracing in a path right out of here and now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Don't you think its quiet around here
Doesn't seem so much to do here
Thinking back to this time last year
Good times good times good times
Don't you think we stay for too long
Don't you think the color has gone
Get on a plane it can't be wrong
Moving on, Moving on
Red light blinking in the twilight
Tracing in a path right out of here and now
Red light blinking in the twilight
Tracing in a path right out of here and now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Baby, Baby
Baby, Baby
Baby, Baby I think its time we move on now
Those things they look empty
But wait til it all comes down
Nothings going on round here
Its time we let it change
Got a feeling my love
We've gotta get out
Before it brings us down (down down)
Lyrics submitted by call_it_a_day
Move on Now Lyrics as written by Richard Archer
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I'm listening to this song right now, kind of thinking of the irony.
This guy is singing about how he feels that he has to leave England and move on to somewhere better. He doesn't know where he should move on to, but there's a "red light blinking in the twilight tracing out a path right out of here and now."
The song means so much to me, because I'm sitting here feeling like I also have to move on, but I want to move on to England, heh (while he's dying to get out of there). And you just sit there and think about how you want to move on, but you also get nostalgic, thinking about all your good times. It's like you start to think to yourself, "man, there's never going to be good times like these anymore," so you just keep remembering them to comfort yourself.
I love this song. It's the perfect description of someone who's ready for the next part of his/her life.