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.
We saw the summer night
We drank down the sober sky
Left our mark into the concrete
Burned up all our tires sleeping
Words flow as we are fading
Watch the canvas become our painting
Not all roads lead to Rome
'Cause this one leads to the hell back home and
Oh oh (oh oh), this is what we do
Oh oh oh (oh oh), this is what we do
You can say, it's wasted ignorance
But we're okay, just swimming in the wreckage
(Don't) don't you get the wrong impression
It's just business with the worst intentions
We felt the floor fall out
And well, I guess it's too late now
Guess that we'll just count our losses
Fix it no matter what the cost is
Lie down with a view
Fell asleep on top of the roof
Remember when the sky turned orange
Or was it black the night before?
Oh oh (oh oh), this is what we do
Oh oh oh (oh oh), this is what we do, whoa
You can say, it's wasted ignorance
But we're okay, just swimming in the wreckage
(Don't) don't you get the wrong impression
It's just business with the worst intentions
It's just business with the worst intentions
You can say (oh), it's wasted ignorance
But we're okay (kay), just swimming in the wreckage
Don't you get the wrong impression
It's just business with the worst intentions
You can say, it's wasted ignorance
But we're okay (okay), just swimming in the wreckage
Don't you get the wrong impression
It's just business with the worst intentions
We drank down the sober sky
Left our mark into the concrete
Burned up all our tires sleeping
Words flow as we are fading
Watch the canvas become our painting
Not all roads lead to Rome
'Cause this one leads to the hell back home and
Oh oh (oh oh), this is what we do
Oh oh oh (oh oh), this is what we do
You can say, it's wasted ignorance
But we're okay, just swimming in the wreckage
(Don't) don't you get the wrong impression
It's just business with the worst intentions
We felt the floor fall out
And well, I guess it's too late now
Guess that we'll just count our losses
Fix it no matter what the cost is
Lie down with a view
Fell asleep on top of the roof
Remember when the sky turned orange
Or was it black the night before?
Oh oh (oh oh), this is what we do
Oh oh oh (oh oh), this is what we do, whoa
You can say, it's wasted ignorance
But we're okay, just swimming in the wreckage
(Don't) don't you get the wrong impression
It's just business with the worst intentions
It's just business with the worst intentions
You can say (oh), it's wasted ignorance
But we're okay (kay), just swimming in the wreckage
Don't you get the wrong impression
It's just business with the worst intentions
You can say, it's wasted ignorance
But we're okay (okay), just swimming in the wreckage
Don't you get the wrong impression
It's just business with the worst intentions
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