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.
Everybody is going to the club tonight,
and I wanna come too cause I'm feeling all right.
I'm checking my reflections in the evening light.
Going in to the club and I'm feeling the love
Everybody I know comes and gives me a hug.
Tonight is the night, I'm fooling around,
and if you let me hid it,
we'll have a good time.
Put you're ... on the dance floor [x2]
Dance the night away.
Can you dance me a dance right now?
[chorus]
I'm no Latino
No, I'm no Latino.
But the girls say I shouldn't care about that,
as long as I move and I dance like that
I've got the rhythm that goes with the song
I've got the music that makes you go...
Everybody is dancing in the club tonight,
and I wanna dance too, cause I'm moving so tight.
I'm checking for my people in the disco light.
Check it out.
look on my ... and you got what you see
cause I am who I am, even if you don't like me.
It's just me feeling so sexy
It's just me shaking my body
Put you're ... on the dance floor [x2]
Dance the night away.
Can you dance me a dance like that? [x2]
[chorus]
I'm no Latino
No, I'm no Latino.
But the girls say I shouldn't care about that,
as long as I move and I dance like that
I've got the rhythm that goes with the song
I've got the music that makes you go...
Latino... Come on.
Come and dance the night away,
the rhythm makes you stay.
Don't worry, its okay
Just let the music play
and dance the night away,
the rhythm makes you stay
Just let the music play
[chorus]
I'm no Latino
No, I'm no Latino.
But the girls say I shouldn't care about that,
as long as I move and I dance like that
I've got the rhythm that goes with the song
I've got the music that makes you go...
and I wanna come too cause I'm feeling all right.
I'm checking my reflections in the evening light.
Going in to the club and I'm feeling the love
Everybody I know comes and gives me a hug.
Tonight is the night, I'm fooling around,
and if you let me hid it,
we'll have a good time.
Put you're ... on the dance floor [x2]
Dance the night away.
Can you dance me a dance right now?
[chorus]
I'm no Latino
No, I'm no Latino.
But the girls say I shouldn't care about that,
as long as I move and I dance like that
I've got the rhythm that goes with the song
I've got the music that makes you go...
Everybody is dancing in the club tonight,
and I wanna dance too, cause I'm moving so tight.
I'm checking for my people in the disco light.
Check it out.
look on my ... and you got what you see
cause I am who I am, even if you don't like me.
It's just me feeling so sexy
It's just me shaking my body
Put you're ... on the dance floor [x2]
Dance the night away.
Can you dance me a dance like that? [x2]
[chorus]
I'm no Latino
No, I'm no Latino.
But the girls say I shouldn't care about that,
as long as I move and I dance like that
I've got the rhythm that goes with the song
I've got the music that makes you go...
Latino... Come on.
Come and dance the night away,
the rhythm makes you stay.
Don't worry, its okay
Just let the music play
and dance the night away,
the rhythm makes you stay
Just let the music play
[chorus]
I'm no Latino
No, I'm no Latino.
But the girls say I shouldn't care about that,
as long as I move and I dance like that
I've got the rhythm that goes with the song
I've got the music that makes you go...
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