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.
It's not that easy to believe that someone as fly as me would like someone like you
Take it easy baby too
Its exactly now and its daytime too
I don't know who you are but you haven't come that far
What seems to be the problem is that there's no place left to solve it
I don't want too much too
I love you, I hate you all night long wouldn't mind you and I'm feeling strong
[Chorus]
So what are you afraid of?
It's not that you don't like it
There's nothing here to give you away
So what are you afraid of?
I know that you don't like us
It's part of my insecurity
I know that you don't like us much but I never really like to stop being hot
So, I can understand the pit where you're coming from
You think that I told you like a big fat Don Ho
We can't really help it if you girlfriends think that you guys are completely up to them and there's not no way to know, no there's nothing we can do about it now
[Chorus 3x]
What are you afraid of?
Take it easy baby too
Its exactly now and its daytime too
I don't know who you are but you haven't come that far
What seems to be the problem is that there's no place left to solve it
I don't want too much too
I love you, I hate you all night long wouldn't mind you and I'm feeling strong
[Chorus]
So what are you afraid of?
It's not that you don't like it
There's nothing here to give you away
So what are you afraid of?
I know that you don't like us
It's part of my insecurity
I know that you don't like us much but I never really like to stop being hot
So, I can understand the pit where you're coming from
You think that I told you like a big fat Don Ho
We can't really help it if you girlfriends think that you guys are completely up to them and there's not no way to know, no there's nothing we can do about it now
[Chorus 3x]
What are you afraid of?
Lyrics submitted by Locolunacy
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