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 would climb these trees if you wouldn't let me in.
But I burned those bridges and the heat,
it all burns from within.
My mind says its your arms that wrap, around him,
and the flow of lust is all that cools if you're happy with him.
When you ask me, if i'll be alright, just to pick you up from the alleyway.
And you ask me, if i feel alright, gonna pick you up, and it's here we stay
You open the door and I follow you in.
The shock of light is all that stops our eyes from speaking.
I kiss your kips and theres a taste so clear.
Is it true that everyone knows the taste of a kiss with a tear
When you ask me, if i'll be alright, just to pick you up from the alleyway.
And you ask me, if i feel alright, gonna pick you up, and its here we stay
When you're wrong, you're wrong
when you're right, you're right
nothing means everything to us tonight.
When you're wrong, you're wrong
when you're right, you're right
nothing means everything to us tonight
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
When you ask me, if i'll be alright, just to pick you up from the alleyway.
And you ask me, if i feel alright, gonna pick you up, and its here we stay
When you ask me, if i'll be alright, just to pick you up from the alleyway.
And you ask me, if i feel alright, gonna pick you up, and its here we stay
When you're wrong, you're wrong
when you're right, you're right
nothing means everything to us tonight.
When you're wrong, you're wrong
when you're right, you're right
nothing means everything to us tonight
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
I'll pick you up, pick you up,
But I burned those bridges and the heat,
it all burns from within.
My mind says its your arms that wrap, around him,
and the flow of lust is all that cools if you're happy with him.
When you ask me, if i'll be alright, just to pick you up from the alleyway.
And you ask me, if i feel alright, gonna pick you up, and it's here we stay
You open the door and I follow you in.
The shock of light is all that stops our eyes from speaking.
I kiss your kips and theres a taste so clear.
Is it true that everyone knows the taste of a kiss with a tear
When you ask me, if i'll be alright, just to pick you up from the alleyway.
And you ask me, if i feel alright, gonna pick you up, and its here we stay
When you're wrong, you're wrong
when you're right, you're right
nothing means everything to us tonight.
When you're wrong, you're wrong
when you're right, you're right
nothing means everything to us tonight
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
When you ask me, if i'll be alright, just to pick you up from the alleyway.
And you ask me, if i feel alright, gonna pick you up, and its here we stay
When you ask me, if i'll be alright, just to pick you up from the alleyway.
And you ask me, if i feel alright, gonna pick you up, and its here we stay
When you're wrong, you're wrong
when you're right, you're right
nothing means everything to us tonight.
When you're wrong, you're wrong
when you're right, you're right
nothing means everything to us tonight
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
I'll pick you up, pick you up, pick you up.
I'll pick you up, pick you up,
Lyrics submitted by rossyboy8
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