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.
My world is firmly compressed
Into the pocket of your front breast
We pass over cities and towns
Collapsed in hopes that people find amusement
Amongst the depressed, what you say, goes
And your site beats everyone else's
And we all know we've already won
Once in awhile
While looking on the lamp post
While they dance alone
(They pivot and sway in the street)
([Unverified] the light sure shed by our road flare)
(Another layered line is going on with these two lines)
Watching the ground move quick and fast
The car is stopped and I'm out of gas, must be my fault
Whatever you say is correct by me
'Cause all I wanna save is a cat in a tree
I can't get it down, I can't get it down
I can't get it down, the doubt breaks inside me
As the light beat down from the giant's pockets onto the ground
You're a taker of vanities, a stealer of games
Now show me a night where us both can be safe
You're what I want
Into the pocket of your front breast
We pass over cities and towns
Collapsed in hopes that people find amusement
Amongst the depressed, what you say, goes
And your site beats everyone else's
And we all know we've already won
Once in awhile
While looking on the lamp post
While they dance alone
(They pivot and sway in the street)
([Unverified] the light sure shed by our road flare)
(Another layered line is going on with these two lines)
Watching the ground move quick and fast
The car is stopped and I'm out of gas, must be my fault
Whatever you say is correct by me
'Cause all I wanna save is a cat in a tree
I can't get it down, I can't get it down
I can't get it down, the doubt breaks inside me
As the light beat down from the giant's pockets onto the ground
You're a taker of vanities, a stealer of games
Now show me a night where us both can be safe
You're what I want
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Content Was Always My Favorite Colour Lyrics as written by Ryan Lenssen Adrian Jewett
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