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 was heading north on a plane that was heading south
Whiskey in my pocket, cigarette was in my mouth
A vision on my knee but it wasn't really much
& gather up your wings & fly now
& you can take them to the sky
Hey hey you
What's the betting that you'll be letting his hands dip into your loins?
I'll be getting a new sun setting on the downtown Vegas morn
& downtown Vegas, that's the place of your dreams
& downtown London, oh, that's, that's not your scene
Step inside & take the weight off your tiny feet
You curled up in the corner, oh, you're looking so discret
& when you turned your face caught the light & oh you looked so sweet
& don't I always get my own way?
& have you anything to say?
Hey hey hey
& what's the betting that you'll be letting his hands dip into your loins?
I'll be getting a new sun setting on the downtown Vegas morn
& what's the betting that you'll plead insanity?
It won't be long now while we're shaking your apple tree
Let's shake it now
After seven days of fasting you said you'd seen the Lord
You travelled back four centuries in search of a silver sword
Your self-induced hallucinations - they just made me bored
& gather up your wings and fly now
& you can take them to the sky
Hey hey you
What's the betting that you'll be letting his hands dip into your loins?
I'll be getting a new sun setting on the downtown Vegas morn
Downtown vegas that's the place of your dreams
Downtown London, oh that's, that's not your scene
Shake your apple tree now
Whiskey in my pocket, cigarette was in my mouth
A vision on my knee but it wasn't really much
& gather up your wings & fly now
& you can take them to the sky
Hey hey you
What's the betting that you'll be letting his hands dip into your loins?
I'll be getting a new sun setting on the downtown Vegas morn
& downtown Vegas, that's the place of your dreams
& downtown London, oh, that's, that's not your scene
Step inside & take the weight off your tiny feet
You curled up in the corner, oh, you're looking so discret
& when you turned your face caught the light & oh you looked so sweet
& don't I always get my own way?
& have you anything to say?
Hey hey hey
& what's the betting that you'll be letting his hands dip into your loins?
I'll be getting a new sun setting on the downtown Vegas morn
& what's the betting that you'll plead insanity?
It won't be long now while we're shaking your apple tree
Let's shake it now
After seven days of fasting you said you'd seen the Lord
You travelled back four centuries in search of a silver sword
Your self-induced hallucinations - they just made me bored
& gather up your wings and fly now
& you can take them to the sky
Hey hey you
What's the betting that you'll be letting his hands dip into your loins?
I'll be getting a new sun setting on the downtown Vegas morn
Downtown vegas that's the place of your dreams
Downtown London, oh that's, that's not your scene
Shake your apple tree now
Lyrics submitted by vchamberlain
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