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.
Let go of the comfortable, familiar
And rest easy as streets bend to me
Let go of those unquestioned beliefs
And we'll learn a great number of new things
We will learn how to learn how to learn how to learn how to learn
How to learn how to learn, to learn new things
And I will love you (I'll love you!)
I will love you (I'll love you!)
I will love you (I'll love you!)
I will love you (I'll love you!)
Don't give a fuck about the local laws and customs
Or if they banish us; from what? and for what? what the fuck?
You're all
I don't give a fuck about those impulsive judgments
Or that compulsive destruction of all of our most adventurous ideas
It's up to them to understand now
To ask hard questions in depth
The whole world's in their minds
That they can't turn over or around
It's up to all of you now (all of you!)
And I'm you (all of you!)
So it's up to me too (all of you!)
(All of you!)
Since it's up to me
Here's what I'm gonna do
And rest easy as streets bend to me
Let go of those unquestioned beliefs
And we'll learn a great number of new things
We will learn how to learn how to learn how to learn how to learn
How to learn how to learn, to learn new things
And I will love you (I'll love you!)
I will love you (I'll love you!)
I will love you (I'll love you!)
I will love you (I'll love you!)
Don't give a fuck about the local laws and customs
Or if they banish us; from what? and for what? what the fuck?
You're all
I don't give a fuck about those impulsive judgments
Or that compulsive destruction of all of our most adventurous ideas
It's up to them to understand now
To ask hard questions in depth
The whole world's in their minds
That they can't turn over or around
It's up to all of you now (all of you!)
And I'm you (all of you!)
So it's up to me too (all of you!)
(All of you!)
Since it's up to me
Here's what I'm gonna do
Lyrics submitted by jjjonatron
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