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 feel a little peculiar
Feeling kinda strange
I don't know what it is
But I like the change
That comes over me
Whenever he's around
It's as if my feet
Don't even touch the ground
'Cause when I'm feeling down
He's there to pick me up
And when I talk too much
He doesn't interrupt
Let me tell you there's no better guy
This is how it makes me feel inside
I wanna dance (dance), mm
I wanna play (play)
Well can you hear my heartbeat (boom boom)
A million miles away?
He won't stop (stop), no no
'Til I drop (drop), yeah
And every day and night he tells me
I'm so special that he never could give me up
I'm hooked on a feeling
A natural high
You better believe it
And the reason why
It's a thing called love
It makes me feel so alive
And I can't fight the feeling
Somebody told me once
You only get one chance
So live your life
And do the best you can
Once a day goes by
You never get it back
So live every minute
Like it was your last
And just dance (dance), mm
Come on play (play)
And tell somebody you love them (I love you)
At least once a day
And don't stop (stop)
'Til you drop (drop)
I didn't know that one day someone so special
Would come along to steal my heart
I'm hooked on a feeling
A natural high
You better believe it
And the reason why
It's a thing called love
It makes me feel so alive, yeah
Love, love, love
And John Lennon said
That was all you need
If you taste it once
It won't be enough
I'm hooked on a feeling
A natural high
You better believe it
And the reason why
It's a thing called love
It makes me feel so alive
And I can't fight the feeling
(Can't fight, can't fight)
Can't fight the feeling
I said, no, can't, can't, can't
Can't fight the feeling
Can't fight, oh! (Oh, oh, oh)
You better believe it (oh, oh, oh)
You better believe it (oh, oh, oh)
Can't fight the feeling
Feeling kinda strange
I don't know what it is
But I like the change
That comes over me
Whenever he's around
It's as if my feet
Don't even touch the ground
'Cause when I'm feeling down
He's there to pick me up
And when I talk too much
He doesn't interrupt
Let me tell you there's no better guy
This is how it makes me feel inside
I wanna dance (dance), mm
I wanna play (play)
Well can you hear my heartbeat (boom boom)
A million miles away?
He won't stop (stop), no no
'Til I drop (drop), yeah
And every day and night he tells me
I'm so special that he never could give me up
I'm hooked on a feeling
A natural high
You better believe it
And the reason why
It's a thing called love
It makes me feel so alive
And I can't fight the feeling
Somebody told me once
You only get one chance
So live your life
And do the best you can
Once a day goes by
You never get it back
So live every minute
Like it was your last
And just dance (dance), mm
Come on play (play)
And tell somebody you love them (I love you)
At least once a day
And don't stop (stop)
'Til you drop (drop)
I didn't know that one day someone so special
Would come along to steal my heart
I'm hooked on a feeling
A natural high
You better believe it
And the reason why
It's a thing called love
It makes me feel so alive, yeah
Love, love, love
And John Lennon said
That was all you need
If you taste it once
It won't be enough
I'm hooked on a feeling
A natural high
You better believe it
And the reason why
It's a thing called love
It makes me feel so alive
And I can't fight the feeling
(Can't fight, can't fight)
Can't fight the feeling
I said, no, can't, can't, can't
Can't fight the feeling
Can't fight, oh! (Oh, oh, oh)
You better believe it (oh, oh, oh)
You better believe it (oh, oh, oh)
Can't fight the feeling
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