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.
Rain falls, quickly wetting my hair and clothes
My cries fall upon her deaf ears
More tears
Let me in, please, it's cold
I'm freezing out here
I miss you, my dear
You're all his and I'm all yours
Like it or not, I'm all you've got
Everyone will make mistakes
Without the sour, the sweet wouldn't taste as...
Sweet tangerine
Will you please come back to me?
Cause I don't think that these feelings are gonna leave
Light cuts through the clouds
And haunts me like bad dreams
Outside, looking in
I'm feeling lost and cold as a sin
A shred of a hope, a little bit of sweetness
Anything please, except for defeat
If I could, I'd lock you up and toss out the key
It's just you and me
Everyone will make mistakes
And I know I have
Without the sour, the sweet wouldn't taste as...
Sweet tangerine
Will you please come back to me?
Cause I don't think these feelings are gonna to leave
Sweet melody
You'll be singing in your sleep
But this time you're not listening to a word I say
Crept through the curtains as quick as the cold winds
Slowly exploring the room where you sleep
The stare of your portrait
The passing of your scent
Left me no choice but to stay
I will dissolve into the dark beneath your bed
My hands will wait for a taste of your skin
Sweet tangerine
Will you please come back to me?
Cause I don't think these feelings are gonna to leave
Sweet melody
You'll be singing in your sleep
But this time you're not listening to a word I say
A word I say
My cries fall upon her deaf ears
More tears
Let me in, please, it's cold
I'm freezing out here
I miss you, my dear
You're all his and I'm all yours
Like it or not, I'm all you've got
Everyone will make mistakes
Without the sour, the sweet wouldn't taste as...
Sweet tangerine
Will you please come back to me?
Cause I don't think that these feelings are gonna leave
Light cuts through the clouds
And haunts me like bad dreams
Outside, looking in
I'm feeling lost and cold as a sin
A shred of a hope, a little bit of sweetness
Anything please, except for defeat
If I could, I'd lock you up and toss out the key
It's just you and me
Everyone will make mistakes
And I know I have
Without the sour, the sweet wouldn't taste as...
Sweet tangerine
Will you please come back to me?
Cause I don't think these feelings are gonna to leave
Sweet melody
You'll be singing in your sleep
But this time you're not listening to a word I say
Crept through the curtains as quick as the cold winds
Slowly exploring the room where you sleep
The stare of your portrait
The passing of your scent
Left me no choice but to stay
I will dissolve into the dark beneath your bed
My hands will wait for a taste of your skin
Sweet tangerine
Will you please come back to me?
Cause I don't think these feelings are gonna to leave
Sweet melody
You'll be singing in your sleep
But this time you're not listening to a word I say
A word I say
Lyrics submitted by Stupendous_Man
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