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 in the front row with a bottle
Don't know what I can't decide
I'm in the front row I'm a model
Don't know what I can't describe
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All of us
Burned out stars they shine so bright
He's not perfect he's my hero
Smashing the piano
Spitting in the front row
Chronic confrontation
Psychic conversation
Radical compassion
Louder than the action
All of us
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All of us
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All the stars
I'm in the front row with a bottle
Don't know what I can't decide
I'm the front row I'm a model
Don't know what I can't describe
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All of us
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All the stars
He's not perfect he's a victim
Of his occupation
Social insulation
Secret intervention
Charging with possession
I just wanna watch him
Make or break and beat them
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All of us
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All the stars
Don't know what I can't decide
I'm in the front row I'm a model
Don't know what I can't describe
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All of us
Burned out stars they shine so bright
He's not perfect he's my hero
Smashing the piano
Spitting in the front row
Chronic confrontation
Psychic conversation
Radical compassion
Louder than the action
All of us
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All of us
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All the stars
I'm in the front row with a bottle
Don't know what I can't decide
I'm the front row I'm a model
Don't know what I can't describe
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All of us
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All the stars
He's not perfect he's a victim
Of his occupation
Social insulation
Secret intervention
Charging with possession
I just wanna watch him
Make or break and beat them
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All of us
Burned out stars they shine so bright
All the stars
Lyrics submitted by dustybreeze
Front Row Lyrics as written by James Shaw Emily Haines
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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