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.
I can just imagine you and me
Running out of steam
Going through the motions
I have no idea how you know
When I dip my toes
In other people's oceans
You have local knowledge
Of the local area
And that impressed me quite
So I tried that night
We do all the things I thought you'd like
But that just made it worse
And I impressed you not
Well not a lot
Slowly star-ting from the start
When the heat dies down
I'll be back in town
But until that time
I'll be round at mine
When the heat dies down
We'll be back in town
But until that time
I'll be round at mine
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down
I can not imagine growing old
To have and to hold
Til death do part each other
Cos right now I can stroll back 20 years
Spending time at hers
Talking to our mothers
I've got wider knowledge of the world
I just can't face another argument about the rent,
It all seems so important
In the grander scheme of things
But I was purpose built
To not feel guilt
Slowly ending at the end
When the heat dies down,
I'll be back in town,
But until that time,
I'll be round at mine
When the heat dies down,
We'll be back in town,
But until that time,
I'll be round at mine
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down
Running out of steam
Going through the motions
I have no idea how you know
When I dip my toes
In other people's oceans
You have local knowledge
Of the local area
And that impressed me quite
So I tried that night
We do all the things I thought you'd like
But that just made it worse
And I impressed you not
Well not a lot
Slowly star-ting from the start
When the heat dies down
I'll be back in town
But until that time
I'll be round at mine
When the heat dies down
We'll be back in town
But until that time
I'll be round at mine
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down
I can not imagine growing old
To have and to hold
Til death do part each other
Cos right now I can stroll back 20 years
Spending time at hers
Talking to our mothers
I've got wider knowledge of the world
I just can't face another argument about the rent,
It all seems so important
In the grander scheme of things
But I was purpose built
To not feel guilt
Slowly ending at the end
When the heat dies down,
I'll be back in town,
But until that time,
I'll be round at mine
When the heat dies down,
We'll be back in town,
But until that time,
I'll be round at mine
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down
Lyrics submitted by bing_redboy
Heat Dies Down Lyrics as written by Charles Richard Wilson Andrew Robert White
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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