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.
Do you close your eyes when you kiss me
Do you close your eyes if you miss me
And do you wonder why i sent for you tonight
Do you wonder why
Golden bells are ringing in the year
Through all the tears you cried for me
I always knew you could
So hide inside your looking-glass surprise
The lies become the truth you hide
The lies become the lusty night
Do you close your eyes when you kiss me
Do you close your eyes if you miss me
And do you wonder why i sent for you tonight
Do you wonder why
Do you dream your dreams when you're with me
And do you see the things that i see
And is it true enough is it true of love
Secrets cloud your ears and fill your nights
With compromise and shadows torn
You make your way to him
The moon becomes your silent confidant
The one you want will stand alone
The one you love is never known
Do you close your eyes when you kiss me
Do you close your eyes if you miss me
And do you wonder why i sent for you tonight
Do you wonder why
Do you close your eyes if you miss me
And do you wonder why i sent for you tonight
Do you wonder why
Golden bells are ringing in the year
Through all the tears you cried for me
I always knew you could
So hide inside your looking-glass surprise
The lies become the truth you hide
The lies become the lusty night
Do you close your eyes when you kiss me
Do you close your eyes if you miss me
And do you wonder why i sent for you tonight
Do you wonder why
Do you dream your dreams when you're with me
And do you see the things that i see
And is it true enough is it true of love
Secrets cloud your ears and fill your nights
With compromise and shadows torn
You make your way to him
The moon becomes your silent confidant
The one you want will stand alone
The one you love is never known
Do you close your eyes when you kiss me
Do you close your eyes if you miss me
And do you wonder why i sent for you tonight
Do you wonder why
Lyrics submitted by Love.Is.Suicide
Do You Close Your Eyes? Lyrics as written by William Patrick Corgan
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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First of all, huge congrats for this amazing interpretation. It was impressive and I got so into it that I feel forced to pose you a probably silly question: What does the writer means when its said "I sent for you tonight"?