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.
this is the darkest place I've ever been
but I like all of you that I have seen
you stepped out of the TV screen
and into my most personal dreams
I don't wanna go home with you
but the TV tells me what to do
I don't wanna fall in love with you
but I've been conditioned to
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
so let's dance!
I wouldn't look twice if I were sober enough
but I can tell you're a diamond in the rough
the way you don't talk and the way you don't walk
just like a model! I know this is gonna be love
in a place like this with a boy like you
anything could happen if you want it to
I want to shoot you and hang you on my wall
but there's no film in my Polaroid
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
so let's dance!
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
so let's dance!
but I like all of you that I have seen
you stepped out of the TV screen
and into my most personal dreams
I don't wanna go home with you
but the TV tells me what to do
I don't wanna fall in love with you
but I've been conditioned to
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
so let's dance!
I wouldn't look twice if I were sober enough
but I can tell you're a diamond in the rough
the way you don't talk and the way you don't walk
just like a model! I know this is gonna be love
in a place like this with a boy like you
anything could happen if you want it to
I want to shoot you and hang you on my wall
but there's no film in my Polaroid
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
so let's dance!
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
we are the rats in the garbage of the western world
so let's dance!
Lyrics submitted by delial
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