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.
I'm gonna let you down gonna toss you around
Gonna make you want everything
You haven't found i'm gonna hold your hand
Then ask you to stand ten feet away
Oh it's just like you said i live in my head
I'm saving up all that I have ‘til I'm dead
It's always the same and never the same way
But oh if you don't want me though
I'll only want you more
I fall in love with hard to get
You know you're just like me
A mystery with nothing more to see
A virtual reality
I'm in a love affair without a love song
I'm in the habit of having what I don't want
I'm just a hologram
You can see but don't touch me baby
Oh I bet you want me
I am taking up space I'm right out of place
I'm holding a half hearted smile to your face
It's pretty enough but watch
Out it fades away time is ticking so fast
Does anything last
Soon I will be just apart of your past
I'll leave you with this
You hold on in blissful memories
Oh if you don't want me though
I'll only want you more
I fall in love with hard to get
You know you're just like me
A mystery with nothing more to see
A virtual reality
I'm in a love affair without a love song
I'm in the habit of having what I don't want
I'm just a hologram
You can see but don't touch me baby
Oh I bet you want me now
Now that you can see
I'm not, not what you make of me
I'm in a love affair without a love song
I'm in the habit of having what I don't want
I'm just a hologram
You can see but don't touch me baby
Oh I bet you want me now
Gonna make you want everything
You haven't found i'm gonna hold your hand
Then ask you to stand ten feet away
Oh it's just like you said i live in my head
I'm saving up all that I have ‘til I'm dead
It's always the same and never the same way
But oh if you don't want me though
I'll only want you more
I fall in love with hard to get
You know you're just like me
A mystery with nothing more to see
A virtual reality
I'm in a love affair without a love song
I'm in the habit of having what I don't want
I'm just a hologram
You can see but don't touch me baby
Oh I bet you want me
I am taking up space I'm right out of place
I'm holding a half hearted smile to your face
It's pretty enough but watch
Out it fades away time is ticking so fast
Does anything last
Soon I will be just apart of your past
I'll leave you with this
You hold on in blissful memories
Oh if you don't want me though
I'll only want you more
I fall in love with hard to get
You know you're just like me
A mystery with nothing more to see
A virtual reality
I'm in a love affair without a love song
I'm in the habit of having what I don't want
I'm just a hologram
You can see but don't touch me baby
Oh I bet you want me now
Now that you can see
I'm not, not what you make of me
I'm in a love affair without a love song
I'm in the habit of having what I don't want
I'm just a hologram
You can see but don't touch me baby
Oh I bet you want me now
Lyrics submitted by sbowman62207
Hologram Lyrics as written by William Henry Duffy Ian Robert Astbury
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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