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.
I often wondered if the time would come
When I would feel settled with somebody
It's really hard to be alone
When you're not sure who you wanna be
And then I found I'd ran aground
No longer could I hang around with nobody
But when we sat side by side
I knew that I'd never tried
You took me out of the crowd
I just wanna shout out loud
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me there
Many times I told myself
You're sitting here left on the shelf
All by yourself
And nobody gets younger now'days
Living good is something that we all know pays
I've faced an empty life ahead
Buth then I've found you instead
To show the way
And when you took hold of my hand
I knew I couldn't understand
It's not my fault that we fell down
You make my head go round and round
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me there
I don't know what you've got
But you sure got a lot
More than enough for me
See me today and all days
I want you now and always
Just say the word and I'll drop everything
Everything oh la la
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me there
Ooh la la la ...
When you took hold of my hand
I knew I could never understand
It's not my fault that we fell down
You make my head go round and round
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me
Somehting happens when you touch me there
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me there
When I would feel settled with somebody
It's really hard to be alone
When you're not sure who you wanna be
And then I found I'd ran aground
No longer could I hang around with nobody
But when we sat side by side
I knew that I'd never tried
You took me out of the crowd
I just wanna shout out loud
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me there
Many times I told myself
You're sitting here left on the shelf
All by yourself
And nobody gets younger now'days
Living good is something that we all know pays
I've faced an empty life ahead
Buth then I've found you instead
To show the way
And when you took hold of my hand
I knew I couldn't understand
It's not my fault that we fell down
You make my head go round and round
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me there
I don't know what you've got
But you sure got a lot
More than enough for me
See me today and all days
I want you now and always
Just say the word and I'll drop everything
Everything oh la la
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me there
Ooh la la la ...
When you took hold of my hand
I knew I could never understand
It's not my fault that we fell down
You make my head go round and round
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me
Somehting happens when you touch me there
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me
Something happens when you touch me there
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