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.
just another night in a bar somewhere
just another blonde girl
such a pretty blonde girl
i saw a light behind those cold dark eyes
that you show to a cold dark world
then something came over me
when i touched your face
it took me to a place
that i've been afraid to go
every time we talk
i find another piece
of the puzzle of me
that i never really got to know
sometimes it is so easy to believe
that a broken thing
can never be whole
just another night in a hotel room
just another bad dream
can you believe....i had another bad dream
we were high on a hill
above a big black cloud
that turned into a swarm of bees
then something came over me
then you held my hand and
they faded into summertime
when you smiled at me
every time we talk
i find another piece of the puzzle of me
that i never really got to know
sometimes
it is so easy to believe
that a broken heart
can never be whole
give your heart to me
i will give my heart to you
if you believe in me
i'll do anything you want me to do
we can stay in bed
until the sun turns into the moon
i will hold you and smile...
safe in your arizona room
inside your arizona room
there is nothing i'd rather do
then be alone with you
inside your arizona room
there is nothing i'd rather do
then can waste away the day
inside your arizona room
there is nothing i'd rather do
there is nothing i'd rather do
then spend the day
alone with you
if you give your heart to me
i will give my heart to you
if you believe in me
i'll do anything you want me to do
we can stay in bed
until the sun turns into the moon
i will hold you and smile...
safe in your arizona room
inside your arizona room
there is nothing i'd rather do
inside your arizona room
there is nothing i'd rather do
we can waste away the day
we can waste away the day
inside your arizona room
there is nothing i'd rather do
there is nothing i'd rather do
then spend the day
alone with you
just another blonde girl
such a pretty blonde girl
i saw a light behind those cold dark eyes
that you show to a cold dark world
then something came over me
when i touched your face
it took me to a place
that i've been afraid to go
every time we talk
i find another piece
of the puzzle of me
that i never really got to know
sometimes it is so easy to believe
that a broken thing
can never be whole
just another night in a hotel room
just another bad dream
can you believe....i had another bad dream
we were high on a hill
above a big black cloud
that turned into a swarm of bees
then something came over me
then you held my hand and
they faded into summertime
when you smiled at me
every time we talk
i find another piece of the puzzle of me
that i never really got to know
sometimes
it is so easy to believe
that a broken heart
can never be whole
give your heart to me
i will give my heart to you
if you believe in me
i'll do anything you want me to do
we can stay in bed
until the sun turns into the moon
i will hold you and smile...
safe in your arizona room
inside your arizona room
there is nothing i'd rather do
then be alone with you
inside your arizona room
there is nothing i'd rather do
then can waste away the day
inside your arizona room
there is nothing i'd rather do
there is nothing i'd rather do
then spend the day
alone with you
if you give your heart to me
i will give my heart to you
if you believe in me
i'll do anything you want me to do
we can stay in bed
until the sun turns into the moon
i will hold you and smile...
safe in your arizona room
inside your arizona room
there is nothing i'd rather do
inside your arizona room
there is nothing i'd rather do
we can waste away the day
we can waste away the day
inside your arizona room
there is nothing i'd rather do
there is nothing i'd rather do
then spend the day
alone with you
Lyrics submitted by FireMapleLife
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