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.
She has a face to die for but nothing going on inside
She'll never make your eyes sore until she starts to speak her mind
So I just keep the conversation light
Then in the morning at the door I'm sure we'll kiss goodbye
Nothing wrong with that it's only one night and nothing else
Every time I tell myself it's the last time
One day I'll comply, just not tonight
Now I'm not ignorant but some things tend to slip my mind
Like where she brought her tan from or the colour of her hair she dyes
Now I'm not being mean in fact I'm really quite polite
All I'm trying to say is that you wont catch her on Mastermind
(repeat chorus x2)
On day I'll retire, oh what a liar, just not tonight
She'll never make your eyes sore until she starts to speak her mind
So I just keep the conversation light
Then in the morning at the door I'm sure we'll kiss goodbye
Nothing wrong with that it's only one night and nothing else
Every time I tell myself it's the last time
One day I'll comply, just not tonight
Now I'm not ignorant but some things tend to slip my mind
Like where she brought her tan from or the colour of her hair she dyes
Now I'm not being mean in fact I'm really quite polite
All I'm trying to say is that you wont catch her on Mastermind
(repeat chorus x2)
On day I'll retire, oh what a liar, just not tonight
Lyrics submitted by Bio_Patch
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Great song that pretty much speaks for itself. Dumb girls for one nights stands