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.
"Give it away," she told me. "i don't want that.
It's just a constant reminder that girls go
where you go girls go
where you go they'll be there also."
"Give it away," I told her, "'Cause i don't want that
it's only you on my mind and where you go
i go where you go i go where you go i'll be there."
The best reunion of the summer
was like imagining a brand new color,
and not a mixture of two, like blue and green;
i mean a color that no one's ever seen.
I seen a part of the spectrum wiped from my memory
when i saw your face
when i heard your voice
Baby, i was holding your hand
I crumble like a tower of sand Ahh
You're telling me to break up the band,
I crumble like a tower of sand
Give me a day to prove that I won't give way
to all the constant reminders that you are
way way way way too good for me
The resolution was a bummer,
and it was bumpy by the end of summer.
Virginia trees were on fire when autumn came,
but you and I were in states that stay the same.
Remember lying in feilds of grass?
We should have stayed there.
We should have stayed right there.
We should have stayed right there.
Baby, i was holding your hand
I crumble like a tower of sand Ahh
You're telling me to break up the band,
I crumble like a tower of sand
Show your face.
Conjour up a smile.
If I need you now, I'll need you always.
Hurry up, you're walking like you're crazy.
So come on,
conjour up a smile.
If i see you now, i'll see you always.
Hurry up, you're talking like you're crazy.
Did you know you're talking like you're crazy?
Give it away, my darling, and try this trick:
it's just a bitter reminder that I'll go where you go I'll go where you go I'll be there also
The best reunion of the summer
was like imagining a brand new color,
and not a mixture of two, like aqua green;
i mean a color that no one's ever seen .
I seen a part of the spectrum wiped from my memory
when i seen your face
when i seen your face
Baby, i was holding your hand
I crumble like a tower of sand Ahh
You're telling me to break up the band,
I crumble like a tower of sand
It's just a constant reminder that girls go
where you go girls go
where you go they'll be there also."
"Give it away," I told her, "'Cause i don't want that
it's only you on my mind and where you go
i go where you go i go where you go i'll be there."
The best reunion of the summer
was like imagining a brand new color,
and not a mixture of two, like blue and green;
i mean a color that no one's ever seen.
I seen a part of the spectrum wiped from my memory
when i saw your face
when i heard your voice
Baby, i was holding your hand
I crumble like a tower of sand Ahh
You're telling me to break up the band,
I crumble like a tower of sand
Give me a day to prove that I won't give way
to all the constant reminders that you are
way way way way too good for me
The resolution was a bummer,
and it was bumpy by the end of summer.
Virginia trees were on fire when autumn came,
but you and I were in states that stay the same.
Remember lying in feilds of grass?
We should have stayed there.
We should have stayed right there.
We should have stayed right there.
Baby, i was holding your hand
I crumble like a tower of sand Ahh
You're telling me to break up the band,
I crumble like a tower of sand
Show your face.
Conjour up a smile.
If I need you now, I'll need you always.
Hurry up, you're walking like you're crazy.
So come on,
conjour up a smile.
If i see you now, i'll see you always.
Hurry up, you're talking like you're crazy.
Did you know you're talking like you're crazy?
Give it away, my darling, and try this trick:
it's just a bitter reminder that I'll go where you go I'll go where you go I'll be there also
The best reunion of the summer
was like imagining a brand new color,
and not a mixture of two, like aqua green;
i mean a color that no one's ever seen .
I seen a part of the spectrum wiped from my memory
when i seen your face
when i seen your face
Baby, i was holding your hand
I crumble like a tower of sand Ahh
You're telling me to break up the band,
I crumble like a tower of sand
Lyrics submitted by Quinnypoo
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OK, maybe I'll get to meaning some time. But for now let me tell you I all but tear up every time I hear these simple words: Remember lying in feilds of grass? We should have stayed there. We should have stayed right there. We should have stayed right there.
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