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.
What's wrong with me?
I get lonely in a crowd
Everyone is smiling
But I made myself left out
Got an imaginary shield around me
But nobody's ever really getting through
I keep thinking that they're gonna break me free
But they never do (no)
When somebody's knockin'
When somebody wants me
When somebody's trying to love me completely
I get scared
Don't know how it works
Will somebody save me, or will I get burned?
Don't wanna get burned
Is there thickness in the air
Weighing heavy on my heart?
Why can't I just fit in?
Why can't I do what everyone else does?
People come around like a storm
When you least expect them to
For me I run for cover
When I should really face the truth (oh)
When somebody's knockin'
When somebody wants me
When somebody's trying to love me completely
I get scared
Don't know how it works
Will somebody save me
Or will I get burned?
What's wrong with me?
I get lonely in a crowd
Everyone is smiling
But I made myself left out
When somebody's knockin'
When somebody wants me
When somebody's trying to love me completely
I get scared
Don't know how it works
Will somebody save me
Or will I get burned?
When somebody's knockin'
When somebody wants me
When somebody's trying to love me completely
I get scared
Don't know how it works
Will somebody save me
Or will I get burned?
I get scared (I get scared)
Don't know how it works (don't know how it works)
Will somebody save me? (will somebody save me?)
Or will I get burned? (or will I get burned?)
I get scared (I get scared)
Don't know how it works (don't know how it works)
Will somebody save me? (will somebody save me?)
Or will I get burned? (or will I get burned?)
I get scared (I get scared)
Don't know how it works (don't know how it works)
Will somebody save me? (will somebody save me?)
Or will I get burned?
I get lonely in a crowd
Everyone is smiling
But I made myself left out
Got an imaginary shield around me
But nobody's ever really getting through
I keep thinking that they're gonna break me free
But they never do (no)
When somebody's knockin'
When somebody wants me
When somebody's trying to love me completely
I get scared
Don't know how it works
Will somebody save me, or will I get burned?
Don't wanna get burned
Is there thickness in the air
Weighing heavy on my heart?
Why can't I just fit in?
Why can't I do what everyone else does?
People come around like a storm
When you least expect them to
For me I run for cover
When I should really face the truth (oh)
When somebody's knockin'
When somebody wants me
When somebody's trying to love me completely
I get scared
Don't know how it works
Will somebody save me
Or will I get burned?
What's wrong with me?
I get lonely in a crowd
Everyone is smiling
But I made myself left out
When somebody's knockin'
When somebody wants me
When somebody's trying to love me completely
I get scared
Don't know how it works
Will somebody save me
Or will I get burned?
When somebody's knockin'
When somebody wants me
When somebody's trying to love me completely
I get scared
Don't know how it works
Will somebody save me
Or will I get burned?
I get scared (I get scared)
Don't know how it works (don't know how it works)
Will somebody save me? (will somebody save me?)
Or will I get burned? (or will I get burned?)
I get scared (I get scared)
Don't know how it works (don't know how it works)
Will somebody save me? (will somebody save me?)
Or will I get burned? (or will I get burned?)
I get scared (I get scared)
Don't know how it works (don't know how it works)
Will somebody save me? (will somebody save me?)
Or will I get burned?
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