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 felt you in my legs
Before I ever met you
And when I lay beside you
For the first time, I told you
I feel you in my heart
And I don't even know you
And now we're saying bye, bye, bye
And now we're saying bye, bye, bye
I was nineteen
Call me
I felt you in my life
Before I ever thought to
I need to lay down
Beside you and tell you
I feel you in my heart
And I don't even know you
And now we're saying bye, bye, bye
And now were saying bye, bye, bye
I was nineteen
Call me
I was nineteen
Call me
Flew home, back to where we met
Stayed inside, I was so upset
Cooked up a plan so good except
I was all alone, you were all I had
Love you
You were all mine
Love me
I was yours, right?
I was yours, right?
I was nineteen
Call me (bye, bye)
I was nineteen
Call me (bye, bye)
Before I ever met you
And when I lay beside you
For the first time, I told you
I feel you in my heart
And I don't even know you
And now we're saying bye, bye, bye
And now we're saying bye, bye, bye
I was nineteen
Call me
I felt you in my life
Before I ever thought to
I need to lay down
Beside you and tell you
I feel you in my heart
And I don't even know you
And now we're saying bye, bye, bye
And now were saying bye, bye, bye
I was nineteen
Call me
I was nineteen
Call me
Flew home, back to where we met
Stayed inside, I was so upset
Cooked up a plan so good except
I was all alone, you were all I had
Love you
You were all mine
Love me
I was yours, right?
I was yours, right?
I was nineteen
Call me (bye, bye)
I was nineteen
Call me (bye, bye)
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