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.
Let's save our arms, knives, tanks and guns.
Let's put them in the shed until we fight a war not based on assumption.
Let's save our bombs and set our sights on
faith-based initiatives that only work for some.
We need to save the war for something worth our lives.
Let's spend some time stopping blatant gay hate crimes.
We need to keep the war reserved for something big
like religious zealots that wanna murder gay kids.
How do you find that you'll prevent suicide
by telling a teenage lesbian to go find Jesus?
One love. One people. That's what we need.
But we're focusing on all the wrong things
Besides, fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity.
We cannot stand for this.
I can't believe we're gonna let 'em kill the kids.
We need to save the war for something worth our lives.
Like Comissions Acts recinding all our rights.
We need to keep the war reserved for something big.
Not just trying to put the fear into the kids.
Holy fuck! Oh good lord! Oh my god! Oh MY god! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh
God! Oh God! Oh No!!!
Lyrics submitted by crazynines
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Standing On The Edge Of Summer
Thursday
Thursday
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Little Feat
Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.
From their Myspace: Anyway, about the song... this song is generally about how I felt when our government stepped in and said that 1-800-SUICIDE should work with more faith-based suicide prevention methods instead of doing what the hopeline did which allowed equal methods for LGBT teens. Naively, I couldn't believe that something so discriminatory could still happen in our country, and this concerned a cause that I had thought was so fucking obviously positive that I spent quite a bit of time a few years ago getting petitions filled out at shows for that initial federal funding. And of course, while all this shit is happening, all the country seems to talk about is a war a majority of us feel we shouldn't have been involved in in the first place. So I guess the underlying theme is that singling out gay teens for death is a really not cool.