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.
New York snow this time of year
There's nothing more beautiful to me
Except for you
Making my way uptown and down
Seeing familiar places, faces
In my pile of coffee grounds
The days are better the nights are still so long
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
Watching my breath rise in the sun
Pulling myself in to make warm
Helplessly feel for my phone and drive away
This new rhythm I pursue
Is just my gettin' over you
Telling myself that I need to
The days are better the nights are still so long
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
I'm still looking for a fare, no one said that it was fair
To be alone
The days are better the nights are still so lonely
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
The days are better the nights are still so long
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
There's nothing more beautiful to me
Except for you
Making my way uptown and down
Seeing familiar places, faces
In my pile of coffee grounds
The days are better the nights are still so long
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
Watching my breath rise in the sun
Pulling myself in to make warm
Helplessly feel for my phone and drive away
This new rhythm I pursue
Is just my gettin' over you
Telling myself that I need to
The days are better the nights are still so long
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
I'm still looking for a fare, no one said that it was fair
To be alone
The days are better the nights are still so lonely
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
The days are better the nights are still so long
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
Lyrics submitted by wheaties409
Cab Lyrics as written by Pat Monahan Brandon Bush
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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"New York snow this time of year There's nothing more beautiful to me Except for you"
He is in love with a girl and comparing her to the snow.
Making my way uptown and down Seeing familiar places, faces In my pile of coffee grounds
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"The days are better the nights are still so lonely Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road"
Since the brake up the days are easer to get through but the at night he still misses her. saying that he feels like his is the only cab on the road is comparing how there a lot of people out their feeling the same way but he feels like he is the only one. just like in New York he is not the only cab on the road.
"Watching my breath rise in the sun Pulling myself in to make warm Helplessly feel for my phone and drive away" more about missing her and wanting the warmth back that she gave to him. pulling himself into his breath to feel warm again. and he is still waiting for a call that may never come.
"This new rhythm I pursue Is just my gettin' over you Telling myself that I need to"
This is where he is saying why he wrote the song. to get over her like he knows he needs to.
"I'm still looking for a fare, no one said that it was fair To be alone"
still looking for someone else because he can't get over her. and he feels like it is not fair to feel this way.
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