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 first glance that you gave me
You said, "now come and save me"
Upon my TV screen
Your smile filled my lifeline
The first time in a lifetime
I watched the full cut scene
Now you're gone
Hope still burns inside me
Your words still there to guide me
Memory still lingers on
You are my pixel girl
Searched for you around the world
Somehow you connect to me
Wishing you were next to me
You are my pixel girl
Something something in this world
In my mind there's no restart
Quit playing games with my heart
I'll free you from your capture
From Mushroom Land to Rapture
Just to see your face
'Cause every night I'm wonderin'
Are you stuck in this dungeon
In some far off place
Still you're gone
Been building up my powers
Just sitting here for hours
Feeling like I'm just a pawn
You are my pixel girl
Searched for you around the world
Somehow you connect to me
Wishing you were next to me
You are my pixel girl
Something something in this world
In my mind there's no restart
Quit playing games with my heart
You're so coy
Somehow I know I'll find you
Don't let the darkness bind you
I'll be your virtual boy
You are my pixel girl
Searched for you around the world
Somehow you connect to me
Wishing you were next to me
You are my pixel girl
Something something in this world
In my mind there's no restart
Quit playing games with my heart
You are my pixel girl
Searched for you around the world
Somehow you connect to me
Wishing you were next to me
You are my pixel girl
Something something in this world
In my mind there's no restart
Quit playing games with my heart
You said, "now come and save me"
Upon my TV screen
Your smile filled my lifeline
The first time in a lifetime
I watched the full cut scene
Now you're gone
Hope still burns inside me
Your words still there to guide me
Memory still lingers on
You are my pixel girl
Searched for you around the world
Somehow you connect to me
Wishing you were next to me
You are my pixel girl
Something something in this world
In my mind there's no restart
Quit playing games with my heart
I'll free you from your capture
From Mushroom Land to Rapture
Just to see your face
'Cause every night I'm wonderin'
Are you stuck in this dungeon
In some far off place
Still you're gone
Been building up my powers
Just sitting here for hours
Feeling like I'm just a pawn
You are my pixel girl
Searched for you around the world
Somehow you connect to me
Wishing you were next to me
You are my pixel girl
Something something in this world
In my mind there's no restart
Quit playing games with my heart
You're so coy
Somehow I know I'll find you
Don't let the darkness bind you
I'll be your virtual boy
You are my pixel girl
Searched for you around the world
Somehow you connect to me
Wishing you were next to me
You are my pixel girl
Something something in this world
In my mind there's no restart
Quit playing games with my heart
You are my pixel girl
Searched for you around the world
Somehow you connect to me
Wishing you were next to me
You are my pixel girl
Something something in this world
In my mind there's no restart
Quit playing games with my heart
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