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.
Wine is lovely, but it's making my legs shake
Sad and stoned let it stay a lone
We belong to live right
Though it's riding our own strength
Where were we when these souls had eyes
You're a street angel house devil
Let it so right
Oh you're a street angel house devil
Let it so
'Cause there's no light underneath you, underneath you
No, there's no light underneath you, underneath you
How long to live right though
It's right at our arms' length
Sad and stoned let it stay a lone
Cause we belong to live right though
It's right at our arms' length
All the love receded all my money's gone
'Cause you're a street angel house devil
Leadin' so right
Yeah you're a street angel house devil
Leadin so, so
And there's no light underneath you underneath you
Oh, there's no light underneath you underneath you
And there's no light underneath you underneath you
And there's no light underneath you underneath you
Sad and stoned let it stay a lone
We belong to live right
Though it's riding our own strength
Where were we when these souls had eyes
You're a street angel house devil
Let it so right
Oh you're a street angel house devil
Let it so
'Cause there's no light underneath you, underneath you
No, there's no light underneath you, underneath you
How long to live right though
It's right at our arms' length
Sad and stoned let it stay a lone
Cause we belong to live right though
It's right at our arms' length
All the love receded all my money's gone
'Cause you're a street angel house devil
Leadin' so right
Yeah you're a street angel house devil
Leadin so, so
And there's no light underneath you underneath you
Oh, there's no light underneath you underneath you
And there's no light underneath you underneath you
And there's no light underneath you underneath you
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