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.
I saw the nurse come through the ceiling
She hovered over me and said
"i only wondered how you're feeling
It's been determined you're not dead"
She handed me the magic Sharpie
And held my hand to run aground
It's not for me
I got this friend, you see
And he needs to put you in my bath
I came here with little left to do
Now I'm right on schedule
I'll stay here until the morning falls
Her eyes are hardly ever opened
She served a tray of drinks around
I heard so many times colliding
Disaster nurse commands a crowd
She sang along with "Sister Morphine"
A giant needle through my head
With there a burden on the turnstile
With top cotton stuffed across the bed
It wasn't how or why I made it
Or even how long it might last
Disaster nurse can fill the screen up
She puts the future in my past
She hovered over me and said
"i only wondered how you're feeling
It's been determined you're not dead"
She handed me the magic Sharpie
And held my hand to run aground
It's not for me
I got this friend, you see
And he needs to put you in my bath
I came here with little left to do
Now I'm right on schedule
I'll stay here until the morning falls
Her eyes are hardly ever opened
She served a tray of drinks around
I heard so many times colliding
Disaster nurse commands a crowd
She sang along with "Sister Morphine"
A giant needle through my head
With there a burden on the turnstile
With top cotton stuffed across the bed
It wasn't how or why I made it
Or even how long it might last
Disaster nurse can fill the screen up
She puts the future in my past
Lyrics submitted by Michial
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