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.
There's blood and feathers
On my dumb paws
You ain't nothing but a dead duck
I ain't nothing but a hound dog.
You seep in the windows and vents.
I lay in the grass and I lose your scent.
If God gave me grace, then why aren't I graceful?
My joints are frozen, cold, old, and idle.
If it's by air
I don't want to know
If we all don't take cover
Then we're all gonna fall back in love again
You work late and you fight off your boss
Your patient dies, take the night off
Now since they worked out
All the bugs
If you have enough money
You can buy love
You find out your reception seating
And I'll sing, sing, sing
These ten lords still leaping
And the mark on your breast from your baby teething
Give him my name if he is needing.
If it's by sea
I don't want to know
If we all don't take cover
Then we're all gonna fall back in love again
Bless your beautiful hide.
And curse your god when your friends die
If it's by air
I don't wanna know
If we all don't take cover
Then we're all gonna fall back in love again
You work late, you fight off your boss
Your patient dies, take the night off.
On my dumb paws
You ain't nothing but a dead duck
I ain't nothing but a hound dog.
You seep in the windows and vents.
I lay in the grass and I lose your scent.
If God gave me grace, then why aren't I graceful?
My joints are frozen, cold, old, and idle.
If it's by air
I don't want to know
If we all don't take cover
Then we're all gonna fall back in love again
You work late and you fight off your boss
Your patient dies, take the night off
Now since they worked out
All the bugs
If you have enough money
You can buy love
You find out your reception seating
And I'll sing, sing, sing
These ten lords still leaping
And the mark on your breast from your baby teething
Give him my name if he is needing.
If it's by sea
I don't want to know
If we all don't take cover
Then we're all gonna fall back in love again
Bless your beautiful hide.
And curse your god when your friends die
If it's by air
I don't wanna know
If we all don't take cover
Then we're all gonna fall back in love again
You work late, you fight off your boss
Your patient dies, take the night off.
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I submitted this like two or three days ago, I thought it got rejected, ha. I know I'm way off, I only have one speaker and it's a piece of crap. This song at times is extremely quiet and if I turn my speaker up, all it does is go staticy. Somebody else also posted the lyrics under the title "aloC-acoC", the title printed on the case to avoid being sued. Those lyrics are correct, and I'ma bout to change these ones to the correct version submitted by omgitsfinkel. Thanks for the help and for not being all "omg u dont know teh lyrics you f*ckin suck at life die" like people tend to do.