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've been hanging around this girl and she wanted to date
I liked her just fine, but boy I'd love to fuck her
I met her at a party when the cops rode up
She asked to take me home so I hopped in her truck
We kicked up at the gravel on the way to her door
Wasn't five minutes 'til my clothes were on the floor
I've been hitting at the bottle since the sun went down
And I was willing for whomever was around
Anyways it's nice knowing there's a pretty girl
On the other end of all my long ended letters
And I scribbled and I scrabbled and I score from the road
It was getting pretty heavy so I proposed a plan
Said I'd like to try at being your girlfriend
She knew how to drink from the bottom of the shelf
She could make them laugh until they pissed themselves
I figured if we could settle for this drag of a town
If we could settle for friends who hang around
If we could settle for disappointment,
Then I think that we can learn to settle for this
She was a mess, and I was a mess
I thought it be a good idea to get wrecked together
But when I came home I was feeling much better
So I packed my shit and left
There was this boy that I found sweet
Sometimes I crawl under his covers late at night
We don't fuck, we barely speak
He just wraps me in his arms real tight
And when he breathes on the back of my neck,
When he brushes my skin against his
It feels good to know I've got my patience back
We've got pills to ease our pain
And we've got bodies to hush our loneliness
With enough of the two, I think we're gonna make it through all right
We can get naked together
Take dirty naps, whatever
Just as long as we suffer apart from one another
You can hold my hand but you can never hold my heart
We can lie to all our friends
Call in sick or whatever
Just as long as we suffer apart from one another
You can hold my hand but you can never hold my heart
I liked her just fine, but boy I'd love to fuck her
I met her at a party when the cops rode up
She asked to take me home so I hopped in her truck
We kicked up at the gravel on the way to her door
Wasn't five minutes 'til my clothes were on the floor
I've been hitting at the bottle since the sun went down
And I was willing for whomever was around
Anyways it's nice knowing there's a pretty girl
On the other end of all my long ended letters
And I scribbled and I scrabbled and I score from the road
It was getting pretty heavy so I proposed a plan
Said I'd like to try at being your girlfriend
She knew how to drink from the bottom of the shelf
She could make them laugh until they pissed themselves
I figured if we could settle for this drag of a town
If we could settle for friends who hang around
If we could settle for disappointment,
Then I think that we can learn to settle for this
She was a mess, and I was a mess
I thought it be a good idea to get wrecked together
But when I came home I was feeling much better
So I packed my shit and left
There was this boy that I found sweet
Sometimes I crawl under his covers late at night
We don't fuck, we barely speak
He just wraps me in his arms real tight
And when he breathes on the back of my neck,
When he brushes my skin against his
It feels good to know I've got my patience back
We've got pills to ease our pain
And we've got bodies to hush our loneliness
With enough of the two, I think we're gonna make it through all right
We can get naked together
Take dirty naps, whatever
Just as long as we suffer apart from one another
You can hold my hand but you can never hold my heart
We can lie to all our friends
Call in sick or whatever
Just as long as we suffer apart from one another
You can hold my hand but you can never hold my heart
Lyrics submitted by fuckart
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