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.
see a place, see a sore
see a reason to believe in more
better still take a walk
take a pickup from the only stop
she is ill, he is still
just as tryin' as he was before
comes around with some chat
with a dagger hanging in your back
it's insane because
everybody come down
we can drive
we can race
we can celebrate space
everybody come down
to the place I've erased
I started to believe
but I never did believe in you
got a slap in your face from the mafia who ran the place
was a girl with the thrill liked to show me how she knew the drill
for a while kept her low then decided I could ace her blow
moved away then she stayed now she's living for the hit parade
it's insane because
everybody come down
we can drive
we can race
we can celebrate space
everybody come down
to the place I've erased
I started to believe
but I never did believe in you
everybody come down
we can drive
we can race
we can celebrate space
everybody come down
we have hills
we have pills
we have people in place
everybody come down
everybody come down
everybody come down
everybody come down
everybody come down
everybody come down
everybody come down
everybody come down
down down down down down
down down down
down down down down down
down down down
see a reason to believe in more
better still take a walk
take a pickup from the only stop
she is ill, he is still
just as tryin' as he was before
comes around with some chat
with a dagger hanging in your back
it's insane because
everybody come down
we can drive
we can race
we can celebrate space
everybody come down
to the place I've erased
I started to believe
but I never did believe in you
got a slap in your face from the mafia who ran the place
was a girl with the thrill liked to show me how she knew the drill
for a while kept her low then decided I could ace her blow
moved away then she stayed now she's living for the hit parade
it's insane because
everybody come down
we can drive
we can race
we can celebrate space
everybody come down
to the place I've erased
I started to believe
but I never did believe in you
everybody come down
we can drive
we can race
we can celebrate space
everybody come down
we have hills
we have pills
we have people in place
everybody come down
everybody come down
everybody come down
everybody come down
everybody come down
everybody come down
everybody come down
everybody come down
down down down down down
down down down
down down down down down
down down down
Lyrics submitted by middledistancerunner
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