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.
No, you can't say nothin'
No, you won't say nothin'
I was hanging around
You was hanging around
We was hanging around
You was lookin' around
You was peerin' around
I was sneaking around
You was muckin' around
We was hangin' around
We was kickin' around
You was watching me drown
You was kickin' around
I was down, down, down
No you can't say nothin'
No, you won't say nothin'
No, you can't say nothin'
No, you won't say nothin'
You've got little people
Hey, you want it, hey, you got it
You've got little people
Hey, you want it, hey, you got it
It's not real, can't last forever
Don't be leaving, my heart's teething
You've got little people
Hey, you want it, hey, you got it
Down, down, down
Let's go down together
Down, down, down
Let's go down together
No, you can't say nothin'
No, you won't say nothin'
No, you can't say nothin'
No, you can't say nothin'
You've got little people
Hey, you want it, hey, you got it
You've got little people
Hey, you want it, hey, you got it
It's not real, can't last forever
Don't be leaving, my heart's teething
You've got little people
Hey, you want it, hey, you got it
Why, why, why
Why you such a wonderer?
Why, why, why
Why you such a lonely child?
No, you won't say nothin'
I was hanging around
You was hanging around
We was hanging around
You was lookin' around
You was peerin' around
I was sneaking around
You was muckin' around
We was hangin' around
We was kickin' around
You was watching me drown
You was kickin' around
I was down, down, down
No you can't say nothin'
No, you won't say nothin'
No, you can't say nothin'
No, you won't say nothin'
You've got little people
Hey, you want it, hey, you got it
You've got little people
Hey, you want it, hey, you got it
It's not real, can't last forever
Don't be leaving, my heart's teething
You've got little people
Hey, you want it, hey, you got it
Down, down, down
Let's go down together
Down, down, down
Let's go down together
No, you can't say nothin'
No, you won't say nothin'
No, you can't say nothin'
No, you can't say nothin'
You've got little people
Hey, you want it, hey, you got it
You've got little people
Hey, you want it, hey, you got it
It's not real, can't last forever
Don't be leaving, my heart's teething
You've got little people
Hey, you want it, hey, you got it
Why, why, why
Why you such a wonderer?
Why, why, why
Why you such a lonely child?
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