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 said, oh, watchin' them fall
Never hurt at all
One by one
Falling from the sun
And melting down
Sooner hit the ground
Up so fast
The future in the past
Oh, oh
The future's in the past, wooh
Oh yeah, hey, uh
Well, I was thinkin' it's the real thing, wooh
Buckin' like a Mustang
We got everybody talkin'
Yeah, they talkin'
About, "I got mine." wooh, hey
I got a funky, funky feeling
Somewhere in the past
Still everyday believin'
Oh, I'm believin'
Saving the best for last, huh, yeah, oh
Saving the best for last, wooh
Saving the best for last
I hear voices
Alien voices
Ya- ya-ya-ya-ya
Ya- ya-ya-ya-ya
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Yeah, come on, come on
Future is the past
I'm gonna listen to the future
Listen to the past
Life ain't 'bout no hurry
I'm gonna save the best for last, come on, come on
The future is the past
I'm gonna listen to the children
Listen to my friends
Let science be my church
The song that never ends, come on
Yeah, come on
The future is the past
We don't have to worry
'Bout anything that's done
We each made of wax
Get melted by the sun
come on, bring it on, come on
The future is the past
I'm gonna climb up on the mountain top
Stand naked with the trees
Listen to the voice
Inside you and me, come on, come on, come on
The future's in the past
The future is so past, yeah
Come on
Future is the past, come on
Come on, come on
The future is the past, come on
Never hurt at all
One by one
Falling from the sun
And melting down
Sooner hit the ground
Up so fast
The future in the past
Oh, oh
The future's in the past, wooh
Oh yeah, hey, uh
Well, I was thinkin' it's the real thing, wooh
Buckin' like a Mustang
We got everybody talkin'
Yeah, they talkin'
About, "I got mine." wooh, hey
I got a funky, funky feeling
Somewhere in the past
Still everyday believin'
Oh, I'm believin'
Saving the best for last, huh, yeah, oh
Saving the best for last, wooh
Saving the best for last
I hear voices
Alien voices
Ya- ya-ya-ya-ya
Ya- ya-ya-ya-ya
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Yeah, come on, come on
Future is the past
I'm gonna listen to the future
Listen to the past
Life ain't 'bout no hurry
I'm gonna save the best for last, come on, come on
The future is the past
I'm gonna listen to the children
Listen to my friends
Let science be my church
The song that never ends, come on
Yeah, come on
The future is the past
We don't have to worry
'Bout anything that's done
We each made of wax
Get melted by the sun
come on, bring it on, come on
The future is the past
I'm gonna climb up on the mountain top
Stand naked with the trees
Listen to the voice
Inside you and me, come on, come on, come on
The future's in the past
The future is so past, yeah
Come on
Future is the past, come on
Come on, come on
The future is the past, come on
Lyrics submitted by aristuma21
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