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.
my parents made me
in 1980
and i was born in the hot hot summer
i loved my parents
my parents loved me
but they just couldnt love each other
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
i had a puppy
i named her odie
but we had to put her down last summer
she was my best friend
when i moved to grand ledge
but she had a stroke and couldnt even walk
but broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
i had a girlfriend
a pretty brown haired girlfriend
but something awful happened to us one summer
we both got real sad
and by the spring time
we forgot how to love each other
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
theres no moral to the story
its just my story and i hope i havent wasted too much of your time
its just a song i sing
cause song singing makes me happy
i wish that were true
i wish everyone were happy
but broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
in 1980
and i was born in the hot hot summer
i loved my parents
my parents loved me
but they just couldnt love each other
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
i had a puppy
i named her odie
but we had to put her down last summer
she was my best friend
when i moved to grand ledge
but she had a stroke and couldnt even walk
but broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
i had a girlfriend
a pretty brown haired girlfriend
but something awful happened to us one summer
we both got real sad
and by the spring time
we forgot how to love each other
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
theres no moral to the story
its just my story and i hope i havent wasted too much of your time
its just a song i sing
cause song singing makes me happy
i wish that were true
i wish everyone were happy
but broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
Lyrics submitted by whoadipdydip
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