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 take the steps down to the metro
and this voice is telling me
"don‘t give the beggars any money
they are not really in need
and they are using their own children
just to make you give them more
so don‘t give the beggars any money
they are not really in need"
i read the newspaper this morning,
it says that stock prices have gained
cause the company announced
that they‘re firing a hundred people
we just pay the lowest prices
for everything we need
and while we save a little money
the traders earn more than those
who produced
so the rich get richer
while the poor just disappear
and this voice is telling me
"don‘t give the beggars any money
they are not really in need
and they are using their own children
just to make you give them more
so don‘t give the beggars any money
they are not really in need"
i read the newspaper this morning,
it says that stock prices have gained
cause the company announced
that they‘re firing a hundred people
we just pay the lowest prices
for everything we need
and while we save a little money
the traders earn more than those
who produced
so the rich get richer
while the poor just disappear
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