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.
The way
You look at me
When you think
I'm not looking
Tells me
Your heart's
A sleeping giant
Worn out
By someone
You loved before me
I see you're scared
Unconvinced by
What I've tried to say
That I am yours
And that nothing
Will take me away
You already know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
I know that you know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
The way
You always call me
With some question
And every time
Try to pretend
You didn't call me
Just 'cause
I was on your mind
Too soon for you
To say out loud
But I know
You love me
And though
We don't say it
Already shows
You already know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
I know that you know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
You already know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
You already know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
I'll wait for you
To open up
But, it's not a bore
You're just
What I've been
Looking for
Why do you keep
Your head in the sand?
Whoever
You loved before me
That ran
Nothing like me
Nothing like me
Nothing like me
You already know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
I know that you know
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
You already know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
I know that you know
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
The way you look at me
When you think
I'm not looking.
The way you call me up
Just to see
What's cooking
The way you look at me
When you think
I'm not looking
I look at you
That way too
You just don't know
That I do
I know that you know
You already know
I know you know and
I know it shows that
I know you know
And you really love me baby
I can see you love me
I love
I already know,
But sing it again
Sing in again
You look at me
When you think
I'm not looking
Tells me
Your heart's
A sleeping giant
Worn out
By someone
You loved before me
I see you're scared
Unconvinced by
What I've tried to say
That I am yours
And that nothing
Will take me away
You already know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
I know that you know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
The way
You always call me
With some question
And every time
Try to pretend
You didn't call me
Just 'cause
I was on your mind
Too soon for you
To say out loud
But I know
You love me
And though
We don't say it
Already shows
You already know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
I know that you know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
You already know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
You already know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
I'll wait for you
To open up
But, it's not a bore
You're just
What I've been
Looking for
Why do you keep
Your head in the sand?
Whoever
You loved before me
That ran
Nothing like me
Nothing like me
Nothing like me
You already know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
I know that you know
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
You already know,
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
I know that you know
But I'll sing it again
I love you babe
And nothing
Will take me away
The way you look at me
When you think
I'm not looking.
The way you call me up
Just to see
What's cooking
The way you look at me
When you think
I'm not looking
I look at you
That way too
You just don't know
That I do
I know that you know
You already know
I know you know and
I know it shows that
I know you know
And you really love me baby
I can see you love me
I love
I already know,
But sing it again
Sing in again
Lyrics submitted by babyshambolic
I Know You Know Lyrics as written by Esperanza Spalding
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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