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.
Long ago, I woke up early, for a job I used to love, but then one saturday morning my boss gave me the shove.
And he made it clear I was not needed anymore, he had to hire in some other guy while we were away on tour.
But a few words in his defence, there was no bullshit pretense, and it made perfect business sense, so he sent me away, I wanted to say,
"Okay, well good luck, I hope I never see you again, good luck, ye-ea-ah-ah"
There was this girl I slept with, she got inside my head, when I say slept I don't mean just sex, I mean we shared a bed.
I thought we were married, I thought we'd be okay, but then she made it clear that she didn't feel that way, she said.
"It was lovely, at the start, but there's a space inside my heart, and I think we have grown apart, so go take a hike, and I was just like....
"Alright, good luck, I hope I never see you again, cause if this is goodbye, good luck, good luck, I hope I never see you again, cause if this is goodbye-ye-ye"
"I hope that you die"
Cause if you hurt me, I will hate you, It's just as simple as that, it's not mature, and it's not progressive, that doesn't alter the fact that....
"If you hurt me, I will hate you, if you hurt me, I will erase you, I you hurt me, I will hate you, If you hurt me, I will forget you, I will forget you"
And he made it clear I was not needed anymore, he had to hire in some other guy while we were away on tour.
But a few words in his defence, there was no bullshit pretense, and it made perfect business sense, so he sent me away, I wanted to say,
"Okay, well good luck, I hope I never see you again, good luck, ye-ea-ah-ah"
There was this girl I slept with, she got inside my head, when I say slept I don't mean just sex, I mean we shared a bed.
I thought we were married, I thought we'd be okay, but then she made it clear that she didn't feel that way, she said.
"It was lovely, at the start, but there's a space inside my heart, and I think we have grown apart, so go take a hike, and I was just like....
"Alright, good luck, I hope I never see you again, cause if this is goodbye, good luck, good luck, I hope I never see you again, cause if this is goodbye-ye-ye"
"I hope that you die"
Cause if you hurt me, I will hate you, It's just as simple as that, it's not mature, and it's not progressive, that doesn't alter the fact that....
"If you hurt me, I will hate you, if you hurt me, I will erase you, I you hurt me, I will hate you, If you hurt me, I will forget you, I will forget you"
Lyrics submitted by homiesessual
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Like it says, "It's not mature and its not progressive, that doesn't alter the fact"
I love how the girl's solo is the verse which talks about her. She's got inside his head, so it's her voice singing. Pure brilliance.