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.
If we could only be in different places,
Among the same faces we can't forget,
I'd debt to the very distinction of love and hate
They're both in our hearts, we choose an imbalance
Oh, the thought, we are the force that make us
That must be why we're suffering
Interaction, delayed reaction
I've got taxes, and bills to pay
Somethings flapping, it's wings at me
Someone's clapping, I guess we're on t.v.
slow down, you broke down, ?? [x3]
slow down
stop now? [x4]
indefinitely
Moving in the right direction
I'm waiting to see if it comes to me,
or it's tied to a safe that is in the sea floor
Maybe I'll sleep, maybe I'll sleep through the century
I'm waiting to see if it comes to me,
or it's tied to a safe that is in the sea floor
What was going through my head?
Touch the pressure point on my neck
My head will snap off and fall into
The secret passage we built for enjoyment
Don't bring this to the picture
Did you manage your time?
Do you know how I do?
Downpour [x4]
On the point of your fucking patience
So I'll make this up, so we could proudly sign
Shit has come to this, it feels like no body's home
So my cover is blown, ? [x2]
And I won't forget what it means
Among the same faces we can't forget,
I'd debt to the very distinction of love and hate
They're both in our hearts, we choose an imbalance
Oh, the thought, we are the force that make us
That must be why we're suffering
Interaction, delayed reaction
I've got taxes, and bills to pay
Somethings flapping, it's wings at me
Someone's clapping, I guess we're on t.v.
slow down, you broke down, ?? [x3]
slow down
stop now? [x4]
indefinitely
Moving in the right direction
I'm waiting to see if it comes to me,
or it's tied to a safe that is in the sea floor
Maybe I'll sleep, maybe I'll sleep through the century
I'm waiting to see if it comes to me,
or it's tied to a safe that is in the sea floor
What was going through my head?
Touch the pressure point on my neck
My head will snap off and fall into
The secret passage we built for enjoyment
Don't bring this to the picture
Did you manage your time?
Do you know how I do?
Downpour [x4]
On the point of your fucking patience
So I'll make this up, so we could proudly sign
Shit has come to this, it feels like no body's home
So my cover is blown, ? [x2]
And I won't forget what it means
Lyrics submitted by stephaniesometimes
Hot Water on Wool Lyrics as written by Kurt Travis Jonathan Mess
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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The reaction of hot water on wool is to make it shrink and become unraveled which makes sense with the lyrics and leads me to believe the song is about a love triangle and the games a girl played with his head in the course of their relationship
The song is split into 2 parts the reprise is him getting over it while the first part is him obsessing over it.
The entire first verse is about being surrounded by the people that remind him of the situation he's in and wishing he could hold on to the love he has while not being reminded of the downsides of his situation and how the dual nature of the situation inspires both love and hate both of which feel like flaws he is creating within himself
Interaction, delayed reaction- he's interacting with the situation but fighting himself on the outcome I've got taxes and bills to pay- he wants to charge this girl for what shes doing to him so he can repay himself for the time hes lost on her and the love triangle somethings flapping its wings at me- shes teasing him with flirting as birds often flap wings to attract a mate someone's clapping, I guess were on tv- he can see that their situation is evident to all and feels mocked by the fact everyone can see what shes putting him through
the part where he says "waiting to see if it comes to me or if its tied to a safethat is in the sea floor" is basically him saying he wants to see if she'll change her ways and be with him he also says"maybe i'll slep for a century" as in he loves her so much he'd wait a hundred years for her
the part about the pressure point on his neck shows the pain he is being put through and the rest of this verse goes on to show his growing impatience and anger towards the situation with quotes like "my head will snap off and roll into the secret passage built for escorting the rapist to the victim" and "oh the boredom involved in patience"
At the end of the song he refers to "ripping the threads weve sewn" meaning he's finally through with the whole game shes putting him through and how he now feels so alone and how he'll never forget what it means to be the receiving end of some girls sick twisted games
i'll continue the rest of the explantion on the lyrics to the hot water on wool (reprise)