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.
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Her hands are in her pockets
And she's scared to look
The picture's frozen
And she's closed the book
Jealousy has only got one friend
And Joey's heart was never meant to mend
Walking faster now she holds him close
The timing matters just to take the dose
Empty pockets tell the stories
And there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy
Take your jealous heart and cast it into stone
You'll regret it all
Living behind your wall
And you'll never fall in love
If you don't fall in love
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
The nights are getting darker
And the wind is cold
The summer sun
Has now become so old
Her closest friends
Were never meant to fade
With all these dreams
That didn't make the grade
Close the doors but never look inside
Time will tell if all your love has died
Empty pockets tell the stories
And there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy
Take your jealous heart and cast it into stone
You'll regret it all
Living behind your wall
And you'll never fall in love
If you don't risk it all
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Whoa
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Times like these won't last forever
Close the doors but never look inside
Time will tell if all your love has died
Empty pockets tell the stories
And there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy
Take your jealous heart and cast it into stone
You'll regret it all
Living behind your wall
And you'll never fall in love
If you don't fall in love
You'll regret it all
(Broken hearts and torn up letters)
Living behind your wall
(Girl you just can't dance forever)
And you'll never fall in love if you don't risk it all
(If you want to make it better)
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Times like these won't last forever
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Her hands are in her pockets
And she's scared to look
The picture's frozen
And she's closed the book
Jealousy has only got one friend
And Joey's heart was never meant to mend
Walking faster now she holds him close
The timing matters just to take the dose
Empty pockets tell the stories
And there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy
Take your jealous heart and cast it into stone
You'll regret it all
Living behind your wall
And you'll never fall in love
If you don't fall in love
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
The nights are getting darker
And the wind is cold
The summer sun
Has now become so old
Her closest friends
Were never meant to fade
With all these dreams
That didn't make the grade
Close the doors but never look inside
Time will tell if all your love has died
Empty pockets tell the stories
And there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy
Take your jealous heart and cast it into stone
You'll regret it all
Living behind your wall
And you'll never fall in love
If you don't risk it all
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Whoa
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Times like these won't last forever
Close the doors but never look inside
Time will tell if all your love has died
Empty pockets tell the stories
And there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy
Take your jealous heart and cast it into stone
You'll regret it all
Living behind your wall
And you'll never fall in love
If you don't fall in love
You'll regret it all
(Broken hearts and torn up letters)
Living behind your wall
(Girl you just can't dance forever)
And you'll never fall in love if you don't risk it all
(If you want to make it better)
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Times like these won't last forever
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"broken hearts and torn up letters girl you just can't dance forever, if you wanna make it better"----Someone feeling alone and unworthy so they go out every night and "dance", drown their sorrows, now all the want to do it tell them that if they want to make it better then they have to get a grip.
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