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.
You were married in the mirrored hall when I was 16
You spoke the words, "I love girls in white leather jackets"
That was good enough for love, it was good enough for me
I listened in when you thought you were alone
Calling the sphinx on a tornado's phone
Who knows what she'll say
I only heard what I wanted
You said I was your blue, blue baby
And you were right
You said I was your blue, blue baby
And you were right
Wandered the halls all the nighttime
My body burned, my legs ached
But you never came to bed
You just left me there awake
You kept me wanting wanting wanting
Like the wanting in the movies and the hymns
I want the pharaohs, but there's only men
I want the pharaohs, but there's only men
You said I was your blue, blue baby
And you were right
You said I was your blue, blue baby
And you were right
You spoke the words, "I love girls in white leather jackets"
That was good enough for love, it was good enough for me
I listened in when you thought you were alone
Calling the sphinx on a tornado's phone
Who knows what she'll say
I only heard what I wanted
You said I was your blue, blue baby
And you were right
You said I was your blue, blue baby
And you were right
Wandered the halls all the nighttime
My body burned, my legs ached
But you never came to bed
You just left me there awake
You kept me wanting wanting wanting
Like the wanting in the movies and the hymns
I want the pharaohs, but there's only men
I want the pharaohs, but there's only men
You said I was your blue, blue baby
And you were right
You said I was your blue, blue baby
And you were right
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It's obviously written from a naive point of view. The storyteller was married or had at least been tied to the guy from when she was 16, she really was just a baby. She fell for the moment and what she imagined love to be. As time goes she realizes this guy doesn't live up to the ideal but she still holds onto it.
I love the lines "Who knows what you meant, I only heard what I wanted" Regardless of age or experience i think everyone has gone through that, probably more than once.
Also, There's the imagery of the Mirrored Hall which is an important element of Mormon marriage ceremony. I'm not exactly sure how this plays into the structure of the song, but i do think it's intentionally mormon. And no, I'm not mormon, i just think that's what's going on there.