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 thinking about the phone lines and the street signs and it's taking me back to 2005.
You're a hundred twisted miles of highway away from here.
You say "I'm hating feeling farther from you"
Well, you know that my heart feels that way too.
I'm thinking I could take the train home, 'cause there's traffic on the 202.
And I've got a little cash.
I'm thinking I could probably get back, but I dont know if I'm quite ready to get back where you're at 'cause the last time we talked... we crashed
So here's to you, here's to you and all the things you never thought we could be.
Here's to the monologues I sold to your ears for the price of gettin' into your jeans.
You've worn out my body but my body cant sleep
and the weight that I'm losing isn't a flattering thing
but you're constantly craving your nicotene
You're all about love at a high speed
You're all about love at a high speed and that's not me
I've been thinking that your sweet smile's like a sunrise and I'm climbing a big set of stairs to the sky
But I'm twisted up in all of the power lines that light up your eyes.
You say "I'm taking up too much of your time." And you're killin your lungs while I'm finding a rhyme
To tie on to the end of the song but I'm writing on the last record's lines
And I've got a little cash.
I think that I could probably get back, but I dont know if I'm quite ready to be back where you're at 'cause the last time we talked... we crashed.
So here's to you, here's to you and all the things you never thought we could be.
Here's to the monologues I sold to your ears for the price of gettin' into your jeans.
You've worn out my body but my body cant sleep
and the weight that I'm losing isn't a flattering thing
but you're constantly craving your nicotene
You're all about love at a high speed.
You're all about love at a high speed
So here's to you, here's to you and all the things you never thought we could be.
Here's to the monologues I sold to your ears for the price of gettin' into your jeans.
You've worn out my body but my body cant sleep
and the weight that I'm losing isn't a flattering thing
but you're constantly craving your nicotene
You're all about love at a high speed.
You're all about love at a high speed
You're a hundred twisted miles of highway away from here.
You say "I'm hating feeling farther from you"
Well, you know that my heart feels that way too.
I'm thinking I could take the train home, 'cause there's traffic on the 202.
And I've got a little cash.
I'm thinking I could probably get back, but I dont know if I'm quite ready to get back where you're at 'cause the last time we talked... we crashed
So here's to you, here's to you and all the things you never thought we could be.
Here's to the monologues I sold to your ears for the price of gettin' into your jeans.
You've worn out my body but my body cant sleep
and the weight that I'm losing isn't a flattering thing
but you're constantly craving your nicotene
You're all about love at a high speed
You're all about love at a high speed and that's not me
I've been thinking that your sweet smile's like a sunrise and I'm climbing a big set of stairs to the sky
But I'm twisted up in all of the power lines that light up your eyes.
You say "I'm taking up too much of your time." And you're killin your lungs while I'm finding a rhyme
To tie on to the end of the song but I'm writing on the last record's lines
And I've got a little cash.
I think that I could probably get back, but I dont know if I'm quite ready to be back where you're at 'cause the last time we talked... we crashed.
So here's to you, here's to you and all the things you never thought we could be.
Here's to the monologues I sold to your ears for the price of gettin' into your jeans.
You've worn out my body but my body cant sleep
and the weight that I'm losing isn't a flattering thing
but you're constantly craving your nicotene
You're all about love at a high speed.
You're all about love at a high speed
So here's to you, here's to you and all the things you never thought we could be.
Here's to the monologues I sold to your ears for the price of gettin' into your jeans.
You've worn out my body but my body cant sleep
and the weight that I'm losing isn't a flattering thing
but you're constantly craving your nicotene
You're all about love at a high speed.
You're all about love at a high speed
Lyrics submitted by kennistond
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