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.
Remember where you found me
Working as a hat check
Slumming with a gambler
Lost
Remember how you saved me
You bought me yellow roses
I remember crying,
"How much did they cost?"
Louie, my savior
Louie, my hero
Where are you now?
Louie, my angel
Louie, my husband
Didn't I vow to love and obey?
Tell me what to do
I'll do as you say
I would die with you
How easily I would
Together we found in this sorrowful city
A garden of good
Together, together, together
Nothing to be scared of, not if we're together
Remember what you told me
We'd go on forever
Hundred billion lifetimes
This is only one
Louie, my savior
Louie, my hero
Look at us now
Louie, I'm ready
Louie, my husband
Louie, guide my hand
We are no more
Both of us through
Louie, guide my hand
I will honor you
I will honor you
I will honor you
I will honor you
I will honor you!
Working as a hat check
Slumming with a gambler
Lost
Remember how you saved me
You bought me yellow roses
I remember crying,
"How much did they cost?"
Louie, my savior
Louie, my hero
Where are you now?
Louie, my angel
Louie, my husband
Didn't I vow to love and obey?
Tell me what to do
I'll do as you say
I would die with you
How easily I would
Together we found in this sorrowful city
A garden of good
Together, together, together
Nothing to be scared of, not if we're together
Remember what you told me
We'd go on forever
Hundred billion lifetimes
This is only one
Louie, my savior
Louie, my hero
Look at us now
Louie, I'm ready
Louie, my husband
Louie, guide my hand
We are no more
Both of us through
Louie, guide my hand
I will honor you
I will honor you
I will honor you
I will honor you
I will honor you!
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