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 am starting to sense your location
You are somewhere in the attic
Looking something close to tragic
Dating t-shirts and your mattress
I'm floating on the stairwell
With my toes grazed in the cedar
Thinking softly would a tender box leave them in
And what a flammable heart I've been given
You could be in several different places
I am sensing your location
I am starting to sense your location
You are somewhere in the basement
Beating on a makeshift drum kit
Songs that I can hardly stomach
I'm floating on the stairwell
With my fingers shaking frantic
Thinking softly what a concrete mess we live in
And what a ice box heart I've been given
You could be in several different places
I am sensing your location
You could be in several different places
I am starting to sense your locale now
I am to starting to sense your location
In an alternate dimension
In a country side of England
Spirits trapped inside the linens
And you're feeling quite at home there
Also feeling somewhat lonely
No one sees you in your pixelated fish nets
And your black and orange beret
You could be in several different places
I am sensing your location
You could be in several different places
I am starting to sense your locale now
Oh please believe the ghost in me
Is doing what I can to find you out
You are somewhere in the attic
Looking something close to tragic
Dating t-shirts and your mattress
I'm floating on the stairwell
With my toes grazed in the cedar
Thinking softly would a tender box leave them in
And what a flammable heart I've been given
You could be in several different places
I am sensing your location
I am starting to sense your location
You are somewhere in the basement
Beating on a makeshift drum kit
Songs that I can hardly stomach
I'm floating on the stairwell
With my fingers shaking frantic
Thinking softly what a concrete mess we live in
And what a ice box heart I've been given
You could be in several different places
I am sensing your location
You could be in several different places
I am starting to sense your locale now
I am to starting to sense your location
In an alternate dimension
In a country side of England
Spirits trapped inside the linens
And you're feeling quite at home there
Also feeling somewhat lonely
No one sees you in your pixelated fish nets
And your black and orange beret
You could be in several different places
I am sensing your location
You could be in several different places
I am starting to sense your locale now
Oh please believe the ghost in me
Is doing what I can to find you out
Lyrics submitted by nohitter151, edited by levenin
Location Lyrics as written by Judah Dadone
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