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.
There's one for the sorrow and two for the joy
And three for the girls and four for the boys
There's five for the silver and six for the gold
And seven for the secrets that are never to be told
There's eight in the river and nine in my head
And ten of the worst kind sleeping in my bed
There's a pattern, there's a pattern, there's a pattern there to follow
A pattern, there's a pattern, there's a pattern there to follow
Oh, oh, oh, to follow
Oh, oh, oh, to follow
There's one for the money and two for the sin
And three for the tongue when authority kicks in
There's four for the reason and five for the tricks
But nothing's going to save you from the six six six
There's seven for the days and seven for the nights
And seven for the heavens and the tunnel and the lights
There's a pattern, there's a pattern, there's a pattern there to follow
A pattern, there's a pattern, there's a pattern there to follow
Oh, oh, oh, to follow
Oh, oh, oh, to follow
To follow
To follow
To follow
Oh, oh, oh, to follow
Oh, oh, oh, to follow
And three for the girls and four for the boys
There's five for the silver and six for the gold
And seven for the secrets that are never to be told
There's eight in the river and nine in my head
And ten of the worst kind sleeping in my bed
There's a pattern, there's a pattern, there's a pattern there to follow
A pattern, there's a pattern, there's a pattern there to follow
Oh, oh, oh, to follow
Oh, oh, oh, to follow
There's one for the money and two for the sin
And three for the tongue when authority kicks in
There's four for the reason and five for the tricks
But nothing's going to save you from the six six six
There's seven for the days and seven for the nights
And seven for the heavens and the tunnel and the lights
There's a pattern, there's a pattern, there's a pattern there to follow
A pattern, there's a pattern, there's a pattern there to follow
Oh, oh, oh, to follow
Oh, oh, oh, to follow
To follow
To follow
To follow
Oh, oh, oh, to follow
Oh, oh, oh, to follow
Lyrics submitted by Pippin the Mercury
Patterns Lyrics as written by Matt Hayward Emma Richardson
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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