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.
Today I got to thinking the world's in a strange way
Feels like I'm at a 7/11 when a robbery takes place
Do I hide behind the counter with my hands covering my face?
Or, or do I dive for the gunman before he makes his break?
Does a .45 go off and the bullets ricochet?
This is not some random nightmare
See for me, well, this is everyday
Though I've been waiting for this train to come 'round
I've been waiting for the deal to go down
I've been looking for the things not found
So far, so far away, I'm just doing my best today
With all the cigarettes and alcohol and a few minutes to pray
But it don't do what it used to so, we'll have hell to pay
A penny for your thoughts, a penny for my cliches
Oh, I tried to get some distance, I tried to escape
But this nightmare's so persistent in a Shakespeare kind of way
Be not afraid, oh, fuck that be very afraid
Though I've been waiting for this train to come 'round
I've been waiting for the deal to go down
I've been looking for the things not found, so far, so far away
Well, I'm just doing my best today
Who sold you out?
We did, we did
And who let you down?
We did, we did
Who put on this crown?
We did, we did
We did, we did, we did
Who sold you out?
We did, we did
And who let you down?
We did, we did
Who put on this crown?
We did, we did
We did, we did
We did, we did
Who sold you out?
We did, we did
And who let you down?
We did, we did
Who put on this crown?
We did, we did
We did, we did
We did, we did
Oh yes, we did, we did
Oh yes, we did, we did
Feels like I'm at a 7/11 when a robbery takes place
Do I hide behind the counter with my hands covering my face?
Or, or do I dive for the gunman before he makes his break?
Does a .45 go off and the bullets ricochet?
This is not some random nightmare
See for me, well, this is everyday
Though I've been waiting for this train to come 'round
I've been waiting for the deal to go down
I've been looking for the things not found
So far, so far away, I'm just doing my best today
With all the cigarettes and alcohol and a few minutes to pray
But it don't do what it used to so, we'll have hell to pay
A penny for your thoughts, a penny for my cliches
Oh, I tried to get some distance, I tried to escape
But this nightmare's so persistent in a Shakespeare kind of way
Be not afraid, oh, fuck that be very afraid
Though I've been waiting for this train to come 'round
I've been waiting for the deal to go down
I've been looking for the things not found, so far, so far away
Well, I'm just doing my best today
Who sold you out?
We did, we did
And who let you down?
We did, we did
Who put on this crown?
We did, we did
We did, we did, we did
Who sold you out?
We did, we did
And who let you down?
We did, we did
Who put on this crown?
We did, we did
We did, we did
We did, we did
Who sold you out?
We did, we did
And who let you down?
We did, we did
Who put on this crown?
We did, we did
We did, we did
We did, we did
Oh yes, we did, we did
Oh yes, we did, we did
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