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.
Josephine is not your kind
She believes in magic and rhymes
You tried hard to make her fine
But she sleeps with acid
Do her parents know it's for real
When she asks them to be high
I don't know
But they sure will be aware of it
She smokes clouds every single night
Should be glad that she's alive
In her head she sees butterflies with pistols
Josephine is not your kind
She believes in ravers with dimes
You tried hard to see her eyes
But they're made for others
She runs to the club with some cash
And spends them all on pleasure
In her head there's some old drug
Taking care of her
Gets the very best of a man
And pays him with a laugh
Don't you see?
She is not a mystery
She believes in magic and rhymes
You tried hard to make her fine
But she sleeps with acid
Do her parents know it's for real
When she asks them to be high
I don't know
But they sure will be aware of it
She smokes clouds every single night
Should be glad that she's alive
In her head she sees butterflies with pistols
Josephine is not your kind
She believes in ravers with dimes
You tried hard to see her eyes
But they're made for others
She runs to the club with some cash
And spends them all on pleasure
In her head there's some old drug
Taking care of her
Gets the very best of a man
And pays him with a laugh
Don't you see?
She is not a mystery
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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I think, this song is about drugs. A young girl wasting her life on drug and having fun and not caring for anybody else nor caring for anything else. I guess, who sings about her (I know Bjoern sings this song, but ... whatever) partly really likes her, maybe even admires her somehow, in the way, he sings this song, but on the other side does not understand what she's doing and why she's doing so and therefor really condems her. That's what I think.
yeah, I agree with you. a beautiful song
me tooxD Yeah I heard it´s about a swedish junkielady which lives in London...and they changed her name to "josephine"...