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 walking down my neighbourhood
Where every child is crying
You're the only one who sees me
You're the only one who'll kiss me
On my dry lips
My white lips
I walk around in loneliness
Your eyes have really cut me
I'm the only one who felt them
I'm the only one who've crossed them
And your dry skin
Your white skin
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
That's why you want us so
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
That's why you want us so
I'm running down my neighbourhood
Where everything is dying
You're the only one who sees me
You're the only one who'll touch me
On my dry lips
My white lips
Rushing into emptiness
Your lies have really caught me
I'm the only one who heard them
I'm the only one who felt them
And your dry lips
Your white lips
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
That's why you want us so
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
That's why you want us so
I see the light
I say the hallelujah
I see the light
I say the hallelujah
I see the light
I say the hallelujah
I see the light
I say the hallelujah
I've seen the light
I say the hallelujah
I see the light
I'm screaming hallelujah
I see the light
I'm screaming hallelujah
I see the light
I'm screaming hallelujah
I see the light
I'm screaming hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
And I know that's why you want us
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
That's why you want us so
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
That's why you want us so
Where every child is crying
You're the only one who sees me
You're the only one who'll kiss me
On my dry lips
My white lips
I walk around in loneliness
Your eyes have really cut me
I'm the only one who felt them
I'm the only one who've crossed them
And your dry skin
Your white skin
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
That's why you want us so
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
That's why you want us so
I'm running down my neighbourhood
Where everything is dying
You're the only one who sees me
You're the only one who'll touch me
On my dry lips
My white lips
Rushing into emptiness
Your lies have really caught me
I'm the only one who heard them
I'm the only one who felt them
And your dry lips
Your white lips
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
That's why you want us so
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
That's why you want us so
I see the light
I say the hallelujah
I see the light
I say the hallelujah
I see the light
I say the hallelujah
I see the light
I say the hallelujah
I've seen the light
I say the hallelujah
I see the light
I'm screaming hallelujah
I see the light
I'm screaming hallelujah
I see the light
I'm screaming hallelujah
I see the light
I'm screaming hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
And I know that's why you want us
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
That's why you want us so
Cause we'll detonate the streets tonight
The streets tonight
That's why you want us so
Lyrics submitted by peterredler
Dry Lips Lyrics as written by Danny Jungslund Cecilie Dyrberg
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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