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 on the corner, waiting for a light to come on
That's when I know that you're alone
It's cold in the desert, water never sees the ground
Special unspoken without sound
You told me you loved me, that I'd never die alone
Hand over your heart, let's go home
Everyone noticed, everyone has seen the signs
I've always been known to cross lines
I've never ever cried when I was feeling down
I've always been scared of the sound
Jesus don't love me, no one ever carried my load
I'm too young to feel this old
Is it you, is it me
Or does nobody know, nobody see
Nobody but me
That's when I know that you're alone
It's cold in the desert, water never sees the ground
Special unspoken without sound
You told me you loved me, that I'd never die alone
Hand over your heart, let's go home
Everyone noticed, everyone has seen the signs
I've always been known to cross lines
I've never ever cried when I was feeling down
I've always been scared of the sound
Jesus don't love me, no one ever carried my load
I'm too young to feel this old
Is it you, is it me
Or does nobody know, nobody see
Nobody but me
Lyrics submitted by scarecrowlyrics, edited by Garito
Cold Desert Lyrics as written by Jared Followill Caleb Followill
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i love when it fades out and then comes back in and calebs just going nuts.
YES!!!!
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good video.... watch it everything after the first verse was improvised
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"Jesus don't love me No one ever carried my load I'm too young to feel this old"
I did these lyrics from ear, they may not be 100% correct - particularly the line--
"special ones walk on without sound"
I'll edit it when I know the proper lyrics.
I love the song. I don't know if anyone else feels like this but to me it seems like a "whiny" song, like, that's the intention, just to whine, and it sounds frickin awesome. That would tie in with OBTN's theory!
I'm taking a guess here...<br /> <br /> I think its "special love spoken without sound"<br /> <br /> Kinda makes sense with the texture of the song - just guessing!
Actually, it is indeed "Special unspoken without sound". <br /> <br /> Like much of their lyrics, it comes from their upbringing in a Pentecostal church where special requests for prayer were made, often as "unspoken" when the one making the request didn't want to make the issue public.
I'm pretty sure it's "Hand over your heart let's go home"
Other than that I think it's all right, except I'm not sure what the line "special ones walk on without sound" is either, it sounds different, but I don't know what it is.
I'm pretty sure it's "Hand over your heart let's go home"
Other than that I think it's all right, except I'm not sure what the line "special ones walk on without sound" is either, it sounds different, but I don't know what it is.
Oh, whoops, sorry.
Yay new album! =]