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 wrote your name upon the back of my hands
Slept upon it and I woke up with it
Backwards on my face
Reading forwards to my mirror
To my heart
Twilight omens in my life
Then I hear your name
Hear the way you sing your name, baby
Should I give you a call
And I say,
Baby, you still feel the same
I typed your number into my calculator
Where it's spelled as your word
When you turn it upside down
You can turn my dirty world
The bright way round
Twilight omens in my life
Then I hear your name
Hear the way you sing your name
Should give you a call
And I say,
Oh, maybe I still feel the same
Twilight omens in my life
Keep hearing your name
Keep hearing your name
Keep hearing your name
Keep hearing you sing your name
Slept upon it and I woke up with it
Backwards on my face
Reading forwards to my mirror
To my heart
Twilight omens in my life
Then I hear your name
Hear the way you sing your name, baby
Should I give you a call
And I say,
Baby, you still feel the same
I typed your number into my calculator
Where it's spelled as your word
When you turn it upside down
You can turn my dirty world
The bright way round
Twilight omens in my life
Then I hear your name
Hear the way you sing your name
Should give you a call
And I say,
Oh, maybe I still feel the same
Twilight omens in my life
Keep hearing your name
Keep hearing your name
Keep hearing your name
Keep hearing you sing your name
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