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.
Moenie bang wees nie
gee jouself weg
vir absoluut niks nie
word deel van die battery
waarna niemand sal luister nie
ons is in elk geval dieselfde
koolstof kopieë
met slange vir vriende
dwelms is skelm
en het al my woorde gesteel
ons soek 'n podium
iets van betekenis
nou dat ons ouer is
word die rook al hoe dikker in
my longe ingeasem
doen ons Prozac in plaas van Ritalin
drink ons op jou
wat sy drome kan onthou
jy's nie generies nie
ek's net pateties
dis redelik frusterend maar
ek wil net iets warm vashou
die emosionele hel
waarin ek myself bevind
nou dat ons kouer is
word die rook al hoe dikker in
ons atmosfeer in gebliksem
'n weermag hyskrane op die horison
beskerm jou deur om jouself toe te bou[1]
vasgepleister in woonkamers
in voorstede
soek ons grasie van ons doemprofete
ek lys my nuweweeks-voornemens magteloos
verplig en beskuldig
inspirasie vasgeverf in wit
noudat ons, ons ouers is
word die rook al hoe dikker in
my longe ingeasem
doen ons Prozac in plaas van Ritalin
drink ons op jou
wat sy drome kan onthou
gee jouself weg
vir absoluut niks nie
word deel van die battery
waarna niemand sal luister nie
ons is in elk geval dieselfde
koolstof kopieë
met slange vir vriende
dwelms is skelm
en het al my woorde gesteel
ons soek 'n podium
iets van betekenis
nou dat ons ouer is
word die rook al hoe dikker in
my longe ingeasem
doen ons Prozac in plaas van Ritalin
drink ons op jou
wat sy drome kan onthou
jy's nie generies nie
ek's net pateties
dis redelik frusterend maar
ek wil net iets warm vashou
die emosionele hel
waarin ek myself bevind
nou dat ons kouer is
word die rook al hoe dikker in
ons atmosfeer in gebliksem
'n weermag hyskrane op die horison
beskerm jou deur om jouself toe te bou[1]
vasgepleister in woonkamers
in voorstede
soek ons grasie van ons doemprofete
ek lys my nuweweeks-voornemens magteloos
verplig en beskuldig
inspirasie vasgeverf in wit
noudat ons, ons ouers is
word die rook al hoe dikker in
my longe ingeasem
doen ons Prozac in plaas van Ritalin
drink ons op jou
wat sy drome kan onthou
Lyrics submitted by cinabeat
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