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.
Are we idling and wasting time?
Or just turning blind eyes
So we won't see
That every year since Plan 9
I've become less inclined
To believe this is me
This dime a dozen song and dance
Has been freezing my hands
I can't write a thing
You can't win over the ones
You sing about in song
Cause all my friends are growing up
But I can make a young girl cry
Well that's not what I had in mind
I can't stop thinking about the other side
I know that if I get there then I'll make it to late night
And I'll finally have found my way home
We're always dreaming of lies
We dream away our lives
But that's what life is
Where we forget who we are
We drive expensive cars
Home to our beautiful wife and kids
Well I don't know what that is
I can't stop thinking about the other side
I know that if I get there then I'll finally get it right
Then I'll finally be able to tell that I remember it well
The way I've lived in my life
I saw a middle aged man a magazine in his hand
Plane and pilot for the child in him too afraid to land
This had me completely drained
He doesn't own a plane
I'm sure and won't ever
This got me thinking that life
Is just too short here to waste
On the thought that someday I'll see my face
On every magazine and even on TV
I'm 21 now, I started at 13
(Don't be so cynical
There's breath of life in this world
In love and sex and the decisions we made growing up
Don't be so cynical
There's breath of life in this world
Your family loves you
And you've got a few good friends)
Or just turning blind eyes
So we won't see
That every year since Plan 9
I've become less inclined
To believe this is me
This dime a dozen song and dance
Has been freezing my hands
I can't write a thing
You can't win over the ones
You sing about in song
Cause all my friends are growing up
But I can make a young girl cry
Well that's not what I had in mind
I can't stop thinking about the other side
I know that if I get there then I'll make it to late night
And I'll finally have found my way home
We're always dreaming of lies
We dream away our lives
But that's what life is
Where we forget who we are
We drive expensive cars
Home to our beautiful wife and kids
Well I don't know what that is
I can't stop thinking about the other side
I know that if I get there then I'll finally get it right
Then I'll finally be able to tell that I remember it well
The way I've lived in my life
I saw a middle aged man a magazine in his hand
Plane and pilot for the child in him too afraid to land
This had me completely drained
He doesn't own a plane
I'm sure and won't ever
This got me thinking that life
Is just too short here to waste
On the thought that someday I'll see my face
On every magazine and even on TV
I'm 21 now, I started at 13
(Don't be so cynical
There's breath of life in this world
In love and sex and the decisions we made growing up
Don't be so cynical
There's breath of life in this world
Your family loves you
And you've got a few good friends)
Lyrics submitted by cmdterps44
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I dont think many people knows this band but i sure do any enjoy this song very much. It gives me a good feeling if im feelin bad.
I dont think many people knows this band but i sure do any enjoy this song very much. It gives me a good feeling if im feelin bad.
I dont think many people knows this band but i sure do any enjoy this song very much. It gives me a good feeling if im feelin bad.