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.
Crash and burn, crash and burn, crash and burn.
Patience is the hallmark of the old and the infirm.
The lived and learned, lived and learned, lived and learned
Outlived their lust and traded want in for concern,
Singing "that's all right."
So come on down, come on down, come on down.
Get out your pestilence and vice and pass them round.
We'll blow this town, blow this town, blow this town.
Jump off this ship before the shit just runs aground,
Singing "that's all right."
But it's a disaster.
It's an incredible mess, but it's all we got now.
Howling with laughter, panic, alarm, and distress,
But it's all we got now.
Yeah, that's all we got.
Oh, heads or tails, heads or tails, heads or tails?
Are you dumb enough to break the mold, or smart enough to fail?
Happy trails, happy trails, happy trails.
Can't beat a little bit of envy in your sails,
Singing, "that's all right."
But it's a disaster.
It's an incredible mess, but it's all we got now.
Howling with laughter, panic, alarm, and distress,
But it's all we got now.
Yeah, it's all we got.
It's a disaster.
It's an incredible mess, but it's all we got now.
Howling with laughter, panic, alarm, and distress,
But it's all we got now.
Yeah, it's all we got.
It's a disaster.
It's an incredible mess, but it's all we got now.
Howling with laughter, panic, alarm, and distress,
But that's all we got now.
Yeah, that's all we got.
Yeah, that's all we got.
Patience is the hallmark of the old and the infirm.
The lived and learned, lived and learned, lived and learned
Outlived their lust and traded want in for concern,
Singing "that's all right."
So come on down, come on down, come on down.
Get out your pestilence and vice and pass them round.
We'll blow this town, blow this town, blow this town.
Jump off this ship before the shit just runs aground,
Singing "that's all right."
But it's a disaster.
It's an incredible mess, but it's all we got now.
Howling with laughter, panic, alarm, and distress,
But it's all we got now.
Yeah, that's all we got.
Oh, heads or tails, heads or tails, heads or tails?
Are you dumb enough to break the mold, or smart enough to fail?
Happy trails, happy trails, happy trails.
Can't beat a little bit of envy in your sails,
Singing, "that's all right."
But it's a disaster.
It's an incredible mess, but it's all we got now.
Howling with laughter, panic, alarm, and distress,
But it's all we got now.
Yeah, it's all we got.
It's a disaster.
It's an incredible mess, but it's all we got now.
Howling with laughter, panic, alarm, and distress,
But it's all we got now.
Yeah, it's all we got.
It's a disaster.
It's an incredible mess, but it's all we got now.
Howling with laughter, panic, alarm, and distress,
But that's all we got now.
Yeah, that's all we got.
Yeah, that's all we got.
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