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.
Intoxicated world, boys and girls
Fill me up but not the hint of self mutilation (mutilation)
And let me blow my brains, go insane
Throw it in my face and watch me chase it
Stimulate, wide awake, need to stop this pain inside my head
'Cause it's laughing at me
Injection, explosion, burning as it surges through my vein
'Cause I ('cause I), I'm addicted (I'm addicted)
To all the colors that I see, that you hold in front of me
And you have changed (you have changed)
Yeah, you have changed me (yeah, you have changed me)
Why do I love you when I know, love you when I know you're wrong?
Over and over, indulges in anyone or anything
That makes you feel so alive
I am electrified, I'm so high, known to all of you
Who are just out to get me
Fascinate, magic state
Cast a spell and maybe I might forget who I am
Cowardice, selfishness
Thank you for letting us watch you die
Because I ('cause I), I'm addicted (I'm addicted)
To all the colors that I see, that you hold in front of me
And you have changed (you have changed)
Yeah, you have changed me (yeah, you have changed me)
Why do I love you when I know, love you when I know
That I (that I), I'm addicted (I'm addicted)
To all the colors that I see, that you hold in front of me
You have changed (you have changed)
Yeah, you have changed me (yeah, you have changed me)
Why do I love you when I know, I love you when I know you're wrong?
Liar
You are a liar
Liar, you are a liar
Because I (because I), I'm addicted (I'm addicted)
To all the colors that I see, that you hold in front of me
And you have changed (and you have changed)
Yeah, you have changed me (yeah, you have changed me)
Why do I love you when I know, love you when I know
That I (that I), I'm addicted (I'm addicted)
To all the colors that I see, that you hold in front of me
You have changed (you have changed)
Yeah, you have changed me (yeah, you have changed me)
Why do I love you when I know, I love you when I know you're wrong?
Fill me up but not the hint of self mutilation (mutilation)
And let me blow my brains, go insane
Throw it in my face and watch me chase it
Stimulate, wide awake, need to stop this pain inside my head
'Cause it's laughing at me
Injection, explosion, burning as it surges through my vein
'Cause I ('cause I), I'm addicted (I'm addicted)
To all the colors that I see, that you hold in front of me
And you have changed (you have changed)
Yeah, you have changed me (yeah, you have changed me)
Why do I love you when I know, love you when I know you're wrong?
Over and over, indulges in anyone or anything
That makes you feel so alive
I am electrified, I'm so high, known to all of you
Who are just out to get me
Fascinate, magic state
Cast a spell and maybe I might forget who I am
Cowardice, selfishness
Thank you for letting us watch you die
Because I ('cause I), I'm addicted (I'm addicted)
To all the colors that I see, that you hold in front of me
And you have changed (you have changed)
Yeah, you have changed me (yeah, you have changed me)
Why do I love you when I know, love you when I know
That I (that I), I'm addicted (I'm addicted)
To all the colors that I see, that you hold in front of me
You have changed (you have changed)
Yeah, you have changed me (yeah, you have changed me)
Why do I love you when I know, I love you when I know you're wrong?
Liar
You are a liar
Liar, you are a liar
Because I (because I), I'm addicted (I'm addicted)
To all the colors that I see, that you hold in front of me
And you have changed (and you have changed)
Yeah, you have changed me (yeah, you have changed me)
Why do I love you when I know, love you when I know
That I (that I), I'm addicted (I'm addicted)
To all the colors that I see, that you hold in front of me
You have changed (you have changed)
Yeah, you have changed me (yeah, you have changed me)
Why do I love you when I know, I love you when I know you're wrong?
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