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.
Oh yeah, yes
Ooh
Can I talk to you for a minute?
There's something on my mind
That I wanna say
Ooh, reality is taking control of me 'cause I know, baby
I know that your not with me (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Oh loving you boy
I wanna contradict my word
I belong (I) with you, I do truly want to know (want to know)
When you hear me talking, what you think (ooh)
When you looking into my eyes, what you see (oh, yeah)
I know you ain't trying to be my man
What you think about us being friends, making plans (oh)
To be everything we want to be, making our dreams turn reality
I'm digging everything you appear to be
And I'm wondering if we could be real good good friends
So emotional, you know I am
That's why you do me the way you do me, if you'd be cool with me
You'll see, that I'm all you need and all that you dream
And never would leave, you'll be by my side forever
Swear to God we'll grow old together, then reality would be you and me
When you hear me talking, what you think (oh yeah)
When you looking into my eyes, what you see (when you see me, baby)
I know you ain't trying to be my man
What you think about us being friends, making plans
(Sometimes I think you're so, so, so, so scared
To be everything we want to be (ooh), making our dreams turn reality
I'm digging everything you appear to be
And I'm wondering if we could be (wonderin' if we could be friends)
If we could be friends, baby
You'll be all I need, baby
I'll give you what ever you wanted and never would leave you a front and
Be what you need, baby
You'll be all I have, baby
And I'd be there for you, never would front, do what you do
When you hear me talking, what you think
When you looking into my eyes, what you see (What you see)
I know you ain't trying to be my man (oh baby)
What you think about us being friends, making plans ('cause I know)
To be everything we want to be, making our dreams turn reality
I'm digging everything you appear to be (we'd be so good together, baby)
And I'm wondering if we could be real good good friends
(You and me, you)
If we could be friends, baby
You'd be all I need, baby
Be everything you wanna be
Making our dreams turn reality
I'm digging everything you appear to be
Ooh
Can I talk to you for a minute?
There's something on my mind
That I wanna say
Ooh, reality is taking control of me 'cause I know, baby
I know that your not with me (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Oh loving you boy
I wanna contradict my word
I belong (I) with you, I do truly want to know (want to know)
When you hear me talking, what you think (ooh)
When you looking into my eyes, what you see (oh, yeah)
I know you ain't trying to be my man
What you think about us being friends, making plans (oh)
To be everything we want to be, making our dreams turn reality
I'm digging everything you appear to be
And I'm wondering if we could be real good good friends
So emotional, you know I am
That's why you do me the way you do me, if you'd be cool with me
You'll see, that I'm all you need and all that you dream
And never would leave, you'll be by my side forever
Swear to God we'll grow old together, then reality would be you and me
When you hear me talking, what you think (oh yeah)
When you looking into my eyes, what you see (when you see me, baby)
I know you ain't trying to be my man
What you think about us being friends, making plans
(Sometimes I think you're so, so, so, so scared
To be everything we want to be (ooh), making our dreams turn reality
I'm digging everything you appear to be
And I'm wondering if we could be (wonderin' if we could be friends)
If we could be friends, baby
You'll be all I need, baby
I'll give you what ever you wanted and never would leave you a front and
Be what you need, baby
You'll be all I have, baby
And I'd be there for you, never would front, do what you do
When you hear me talking, what you think
When you looking into my eyes, what you see (What you see)
I know you ain't trying to be my man (oh baby)
What you think about us being friends, making plans ('cause I know)
To be everything we want to be, making our dreams turn reality
I'm digging everything you appear to be (we'd be so good together, baby)
And I'm wondering if we could be real good good friends
(You and me, you)
If we could be friends, baby
You'd be all I need, baby
Be everything you wanna be
Making our dreams turn reality
I'm digging everything you appear to be
Lyrics submitted by marlonsway
We Could Be Lyrics as written by Errol Mccalla Keyshia Cole
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, SPIRIT TWO SMA, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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