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 want it all
Even the raindrops won't fall in my way
I'm parting the seas
I'm setting the standard for living a dream
By staying awake
And counting the days
I'm falling in love by the side of the road
Mrs. Math do you always count to thirteen?
Holding sunsets
Voting on pieces of string
Wishy-wash, tabletop, one, two, three
Does your cat have a mustache?
Does it remind you of me?
I want it all
Even for me the autumn leaves stay green
And all of the clams that is holding your hand
Could never, ever take the place all like me
But now forget the time
It's a crime
That the pearl
Of a girl
Has been waiting to be set free...
Mrs. Math do you always count to thirteen?
Holding sunsets
Voting on pieces of string
Wishy-wash, tabletop, one, two, three
Well, does your cat have a mustache?
Does it remind you of your cat with a mustache?
Does it remind you of...
The ships that sail towards the west
The largest guard the treasure chest
The water never harms the mast
It's the clouds that fool the sun to set
One, two, three four!
(The ships that sail towards the west
The largest guard the treasure chest
The water never harms the mast
It's the clouds that fool the sun to set)
Cover your eyes
Try and walk a straight line
I dare you, the darkness is robbing us blind
And although I can't see your heart
I can still hear it beat from your breast
It's like a lighthouse
It's like a lighthouse
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
All right
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
Even the raindrops won't fall in my way
I'm parting the seas
I'm setting the standard for living a dream
By staying awake
And counting the days
I'm falling in love by the side of the road
Mrs. Math do you always count to thirteen?
Holding sunsets
Voting on pieces of string
Wishy-wash, tabletop, one, two, three
Does your cat have a mustache?
Does it remind you of me?
I want it all
Even for me the autumn leaves stay green
And all of the clams that is holding your hand
Could never, ever take the place all like me
But now forget the time
It's a crime
That the pearl
Of a girl
Has been waiting to be set free...
Mrs. Math do you always count to thirteen?
Holding sunsets
Voting on pieces of string
Wishy-wash, tabletop, one, two, three
Well, does your cat have a mustache?
Does it remind you of your cat with a mustache?
Does it remind you of...
The ships that sail towards the west
The largest guard the treasure chest
The water never harms the mast
It's the clouds that fool the sun to set
One, two, three four!
(The ships that sail towards the west
The largest guard the treasure chest
The water never harms the mast
It's the clouds that fool the sun to set)
Cover your eyes
Try and walk a straight line
I dare you, the darkness is robbing us blind
And although I can't see your heart
I can still hear it beat from your breast
It's like a lighthouse
It's like a lighthouse
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
All right
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
Lyrics submitted by shrodes
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Interpretation with original lyrics:
Such a cute song! I adore this!
I think it says:
"I want it all Even for me the autumn leaves stay green"
"The water never harms the mast It's the clouds that pull the sun to set"
This song is really fucking catchy.
I love this song! and most of the b-sides and rarities album, for that matter. i especiallly love the beginning of this song.
I like this song a lot, but some of the lyrics just sound like random creative blabbering. Can someone make sense of it? Is it supposed to be made sense of?
its not "pull the sun to set" its "fool the sun to set" this song is fantastically amusing
its not "pull the sun to set" its "fool the sun to set" this song is fantastically amusing
"The largest guard the treasure chest" rather than "The largest scar, the treasure chest"
I think that this song captures the feeling of being alone, but knowing everything is going to be okay: "Even the raindrops won't fall in my way I'm parting the seas I'm setting the standard for living a dream"...etc... that he knows there is someone out there for him: "I want it all"..."It's a crime That the pearl Of a girl Has been waiting to be set free..." That this someone likes a lot of random unexplainable things he finds interesting, or is a very unique person that is like nobody else: "Mrs. Math do you always count to thirteen? Holding sunsets Voting on pieces of string Wishy-wash, tabletop, one, two, three" i think this refers to wondering if she is looking for him too: "Well, does your cat have a mustache? Does it remind you of me?" And overall, that he feels like nothing could stop him from finding this special someone that he has never met: "I'm gonna find you..."