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.
You went out in a rush
And can't tell if it shows
She's looking over a lot
And he's still in his work clothes
You can't talk to members of the opposite sex
He starts to talk, they start to look perplexed
So with his eyes on the prize, and just a glance at her breasts
He walks over, and he says
It's uncomfortable all night to sit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Move around like your shoes don't fit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Why is that cigarette unlit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
What's wrong? Scared to commit?
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Her friends are leaving,
She decides she's not going
She's been looking over a lot
And hopes it's been showing
She can't talk to members of the opposite sex
She starts to talk, they start to look perplexed
So with her eyes on the prize, and just a glance at her breasts
She goes over, and she says:
It's uncomfortable all night to sit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Move around like your shoes don't fit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
What's wrong? Scared to commit?
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
I don't care that your friends have split
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Here comes the really good bit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Move around like your shoes don't fit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
It's uncomfortable all night to sit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Why is that cigarette unlit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
I don't care that your friends have split
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Move around like your shoes don't fit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
What's wrong? Scared to commit?
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
It's uncomfortable all night to sit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Hit, hit, direct hit
Hit, hit, direct hit
Hit, hit, direct hit
Hit, hit, direct hit
And can't tell if it shows
She's looking over a lot
And he's still in his work clothes
You can't talk to members of the opposite sex
He starts to talk, they start to look perplexed
So with his eyes on the prize, and just a glance at her breasts
He walks over, and he says
It's uncomfortable all night to sit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Move around like your shoes don't fit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Why is that cigarette unlit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
What's wrong? Scared to commit?
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Her friends are leaving,
She decides she's not going
She's been looking over a lot
And hopes it's been showing
She can't talk to members of the opposite sex
She starts to talk, they start to look perplexed
So with her eyes on the prize, and just a glance at her breasts
She goes over, and she says:
It's uncomfortable all night to sit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Move around like your shoes don't fit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
What's wrong? Scared to commit?
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
I don't care that your friends have split
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Here comes the really good bit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Move around like your shoes don't fit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
It's uncomfortable all night to sit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Why is that cigarette unlit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
I don't care that your friends have split
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Move around like your shoes don't fit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
What's wrong? Scared to commit?
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
It's uncomfortable all night to sit
Get on the dance floor, it's a direct hit
Hit, hit, direct hit
Hit, hit, direct hit
Hit, hit, direct hit
Hit, hit, direct hit
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Hahaha...now I am the ass...I can't even type a mean comment correctly..
What I meant to say was "How LONG did it take you to come up with that?" Haha....karma's a bitch.
This song is good. Yeah.