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.
Old as ancient skies
I've had these wondering eyes
But you took me by surprise
When you let me inside of you
Inside of you
Inside of you
There's got to be
Some part of me
Inside of you
Inside of you, I could cross this desert plane
Inside of you, I can hear you scream my name
Inside of you, all the stars unfold
I've crossed me heart and I've crossed the world
And I need you here and I need to be
Inside of you
Now the flowers bloom
I feel you creep into my room
And if this should be our tune
I'll die here inside of you
And the world explodes
I've never been down this road
Teach me how to grow
While I'm moving
Inside of you
Inside of you, the restless find their dreams
Inside of you, this king has found his queen
Inside of you, all the stars unfold
I've crossed me heart and I've crossed the world
And I need you here and I need to be
Inside of you
Inside of you
Betty Blue
So say it's you
To thoughts untrue
Who I woo
It's you I woo
Through and through
And through and through
There's so much more than just a screw
Inside of you
And I was blizzard blind
Felt like I'd lost me mind
But you've treated me so kind
I don't know what to do
I've had these wondering eyes
But you took me by surprise
When you let me inside of you
Inside of you
Inside of you
There's got to be
Some part of me
Inside of you
Inside of you, I could cross this desert plane
Inside of you, I can hear you scream my name
Inside of you, all the stars unfold
I've crossed me heart and I've crossed the world
And I need you here and I need to be
Inside of you
Now the flowers bloom
I feel you creep into my room
And if this should be our tune
I'll die here inside of you
And the world explodes
I've never been down this road
Teach me how to grow
While I'm moving
Inside of you
Inside of you, the restless find their dreams
Inside of you, this king has found his queen
Inside of you, all the stars unfold
I've crossed me heart and I've crossed the world
And I need you here and I need to be
Inside of you
Inside of you
Betty Blue
So say it's you
To thoughts untrue
Who I woo
It's you I woo
Through and through
And through and through
There's so much more than just a screw
Inside of you
And I was blizzard blind
Felt like I'd lost me mind
But you've treated me so kind
I don't know what to do
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