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.
Out of line
We are fools
To be under the night light again
And I, I admit we've come so far from the good fight
Please, please, just say something sweet
And keep it simple, keep it shallow
Don't, don't you dare say word
That will shake up, shake up my bones
Whoooa, whoooa
Put your back into it
Put your back into it
Whoooa, whoooa
You can do it better
You can do it better
[Background:] (I still fall apart... don't you worry love)
Don't be disappointed
But your eyes will tell me everything
When you try to smile
No one here is getting paid to act
So please just save it
For another mistake
[Background:] (I still fall apart... don't you worry love)
Please, please, just say something sweet
And keep it simple, keep it shallow
Don't, don't you dare say word
That will shake my bones
Whoooa, whoooa
Put your back into it
Put your back into it
Whoooa, whoooa
You can do it better
You can do it better
[x2]
Ohhhhh, ohhh, ohhhhh ...
Ohhhhh, ohhh, oh, oh
[x2]
Out of line
We are fools
To be under the night light again
And I, I admit we've come so far from the good fight
Whoooa, whoooa
Put your back into it
Put your back into it
Whoooa, whoooa
You can do it better
You can do it better
We are fools
To be under the night light again
And I, I admit we've come so far from the good fight
Please, please, just say something sweet
And keep it simple, keep it shallow
Don't, don't you dare say word
That will shake up, shake up my bones
Whoooa, whoooa
Put your back into it
Put your back into it
Whoooa, whoooa
You can do it better
You can do it better
[Background:] (I still fall apart... don't you worry love)
Don't be disappointed
But your eyes will tell me everything
When you try to smile
No one here is getting paid to act
So please just save it
For another mistake
[Background:] (I still fall apart... don't you worry love)
Please, please, just say something sweet
And keep it simple, keep it shallow
Don't, don't you dare say word
That will shake my bones
Whoooa, whoooa
Put your back into it
Put your back into it
Whoooa, whoooa
You can do it better
You can do it better
[x2]
Ohhhhh, ohhh, ohhhhh ...
Ohhhhh, ohhh, oh, oh
[x2]
Out of line
We are fools
To be under the night light again
And I, I admit we've come so far from the good fight
Whoooa, whoooa
Put your back into it
Put your back into it
Whoooa, whoooa
You can do it better
You can do it better
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at first when i started to read this lyrics. i thought he was talking about how he met someone in secret at night, and they were having some sexual conversation that got him horny. then he says 'put your back into it' and then 'you can do better' so i was like, 'WHOA!' you know, sounds dirty, but i guess not. and the spawthorgne. i know that you say it sounds like 'no one here is getting paid to act...' well, everytime that i think about the lyrics 'no one here is getting paid to act' i hear it! and every time that i think 'no one here is getting through to you' i hear it! it's like they recorded two things and put it in one! or i'm stupid! either way! it's find with me! anyway, i think listening to this song is making me go crazy. i mean mentally, but hey, you gotta love daphne.