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.
Leave me dreaming on the bed
See you right back here tomorrow
For the next round.
Keep this scene inside your head
As the bruises turn to yellow
The swelling goes down.
And if you're ever around
In the city or the suburbs
Of this town
Be sure to come around
I'll be wallowing in sorrow
Wearing a frown
Like Pierrot the clown.
Saw you crashing around the bay
Never seen you act so shallow
Or look so brown.
Remember all the thing's you'd say
How your promises rang hollow
As you threw me into the ground.
And if you're ever around
In the city or the suburbs
Of this town
Be sure to come around
I'll be wallowing in sorrow
Wearing a frown
Like Pierrot the clown.
When I dream , I dream your lips
When I dream , I dream your kiss
When I dream , I dream your fists
Your fists, your fists.
Leave me bleeding on the bed
See you right back here tomorrow
For the next round.
Keep this scene inside your head
As the bruises turn to yellow
The swelling goes down.
And if you're ever around
In the city or the suburbs
Of this town
Be sure to come around
I'll be wallowing in sorrow
Wearing a frown
Like Pierrot the clown.
See you right back here tomorrow
For the next round.
Keep this scene inside your head
As the bruises turn to yellow
The swelling goes down.
And if you're ever around
In the city or the suburbs
Of this town
Be sure to come around
I'll be wallowing in sorrow
Wearing a frown
Like Pierrot the clown.
Saw you crashing around the bay
Never seen you act so shallow
Or look so brown.
Remember all the thing's you'd say
How your promises rang hollow
As you threw me into the ground.
And if you're ever around
In the city or the suburbs
Of this town
Be sure to come around
I'll be wallowing in sorrow
Wearing a frown
Like Pierrot the clown.
When I dream , I dream your lips
When I dream , I dream your kiss
When I dream , I dream your fists
Your fists, your fists.
Leave me bleeding on the bed
See you right back here tomorrow
For the next round.
Keep this scene inside your head
As the bruises turn to yellow
The swelling goes down.
And if you're ever around
In the city or the suburbs
Of this town
Be sure to come around
I'll be wallowing in sorrow
Wearing a frown
Like Pierrot the clown.
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