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.
The words spilled out my cloudy head
You were eloquent and elegant instead
When I took you into the game
You hadn't been before so I had to explain
And then on halloween
Faces painted white and guising the streets
A pair of ghosts from door to door
All the trees were bare, the leaves had left a floor
for us.
You were eloquent and elegant instead
When I took you into the game
You hadn't been before so I had to explain
And then on halloween
Faces painted white and guising the streets
A pair of ghosts from door to door
All the trees were bare, the leaves had left a floor
for us.
Lyrics submitted by electrictights
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"The words spilled out my cloudy head You were eloquent and elegant instead"
"When I took you into the game You hadn't been before so I had to explain"
I feel like the next lines are rather unrelated but still about this relationship. the couple are watching all the goings on in the Halloween night but making love ("the leaves had left a floor for us").
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The words spilled out my cloudy head You were eloquent and elegant instead When I took you into the game You hadn't been before so I had to explain
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