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.
Oh, Mr. James Dean, he don't belong to anything
Oh, he left before they could get him
With their ways, their wicked ways
Oh, Marilyn Monroe, where did you go?
I didn't hear all your stories
I didn't see all your glory
But the footballer's wife tells her troubles and strife
I just don't care in the end
Who is she to pretend
That she's one of them?
I don't think so
And the girl from that show
Yes, the one we all know
She thinks she's some kinda star
Yes, you know who you are
I don't think so
I don't think so
Oh, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire
Won't you dance for me?
'Cause I just don't care
What's going on today
I think there's something more
Something more
And I'm gone with the wind like they were before
But I'm believing myself, I think there's something more
There must be something more
I think there's something more
Something more
But still the footballer's wife tells her troubles and strife
I just don't care in the end
Who is she to pretend
That she's one of them?
I don't think so
And the girl from that show
Yes, the one we all know
She thinks she's some kinda star
Yes, you know who you are
I don't think so
I don't think so
Oh, I don't believe in the telling of your stories
Throughout your life there's just something unappealing
It don't catch my eye
It don't catch my eye
Oh, I don't believe in the selling of your glories
Before you leave this life there's so much more to see
I don't believe this is how the world should be
But still the footballer's wife tells her troubles and strife
I just don't care in the end
Who is she to pretend
That she's one of them?
I don't think so
And the girl from that show
Yes, the one we all know
She thinks she's some kinda star
Yes, you know who you are
I don't think so
I don't think so
The footballer's wife tells her troubles and strife
I just don't care in the end
Who is she to pretend
That she's one of them?
Oh, he left before they could get him
With their ways, their wicked ways
Oh, Marilyn Monroe, where did you go?
I didn't hear all your stories
I didn't see all your glory
But the footballer's wife tells her troubles and strife
I just don't care in the end
Who is she to pretend
That she's one of them?
I don't think so
And the girl from that show
Yes, the one we all know
She thinks she's some kinda star
Yes, you know who you are
I don't think so
I don't think so
Oh, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire
Won't you dance for me?
'Cause I just don't care
What's going on today
I think there's something more
Something more
And I'm gone with the wind like they were before
But I'm believing myself, I think there's something more
There must be something more
I think there's something more
Something more
But still the footballer's wife tells her troubles and strife
I just don't care in the end
Who is she to pretend
That she's one of them?
I don't think so
And the girl from that show
Yes, the one we all know
She thinks she's some kinda star
Yes, you know who you are
I don't think so
I don't think so
Oh, I don't believe in the telling of your stories
Throughout your life there's just something unappealing
It don't catch my eye
It don't catch my eye
Oh, I don't believe in the selling of your glories
Before you leave this life there's so much more to see
I don't believe this is how the world should be
But still the footballer's wife tells her troubles and strife
I just don't care in the end
Who is she to pretend
That she's one of them?
I don't think so
And the girl from that show
Yes, the one we all know
She thinks she's some kinda star
Yes, you know who you are
I don't think so
I don't think so
The footballer's wife tells her troubles and strife
I just don't care in the end
Who is she to pretend
That she's one of them?
Lyrics submitted by gingerosity
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