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.
Where the air's not clean
Where the water's glowing green
Where the dog's are mean
I'm moving to Bohemia
Taking you along
Say goodbye to suburbia
You don't have to cut the lawn
I had a dream of a different place
I had a dream that you had a different face
I heard a scream of a desperate kind
I've got a feeling that you're gonna love what
You'll find
where we're on t.v.
Where the money grows on trees
Where the beer is free
moving to Bohemia
Taking you along
Say goodbye to utopia
We'll wave before we're gone
I had a dream for a different place
I had a dream that you had a different face
I hear the beat of an anxious heart
I feel the heat, it's time for us to start
Time for us to start
I'm moving to Bohemia
Where the literature 's obscene
Bathing in euphoria
Where the naked truth is on the screen
I had a dream of a different place
I had a dream that you had a different face
I heard a scream of a desperate kind
I've got a feeling that
You're gonna love what you'll find
You're gonna love what you'll find
Where the water's glowing green
Where the dog's are mean
I'm moving to Bohemia
Taking you along
Say goodbye to suburbia
You don't have to cut the lawn
I had a dream of a different place
I had a dream that you had a different face
I heard a scream of a desperate kind
I've got a feeling that you're gonna love what
You'll find
where we're on t.v.
Where the money grows on trees
Where the beer is free
moving to Bohemia
Taking you along
Say goodbye to utopia
We'll wave before we're gone
I had a dream for a different place
I had a dream that you had a different face
I hear the beat of an anxious heart
I feel the heat, it's time for us to start
Time for us to start
I'm moving to Bohemia
Where the literature 's obscene
Bathing in euphoria
Where the naked truth is on the screen
I had a dream of a different place
I had a dream that you had a different face
I heard a scream of a desperate kind
I've got a feeling that
You're gonna love what you'll find
You're gonna love what you'll find
Lyrics submitted by inmyhead888
Moving to Bohemia Lyrics as written by Geddy Lee Ben Mink
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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