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.
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Wide awake, in the midnight sun
Elevate, you're the brand-new drug
I wanna taste, wanna dry my tears
They disappear when I'm with you
Feel like the summer
Saturday upper, I want you
Don't make me wait, take me away
By the end of the night
I wanna feel like the sky is dripping on every part of me (me)
And by the end of the night
I wanna look at the lights
Chasing the shape of you next to me
And by the end of the night
I wanna be the only one in the world
When I look in your eyes
I see you're mine
By the end of the night
Is it love? Call it chemical
The way you touch, so unforgettable
Feel the rush
I don't wanna sleep with fever dreams when I'm with you
Feel like the summer
Saturday upper, I want you
Don't make me wait, take me away
By the end of the night
I wanna feel like the sky is dripping on every part of me (part of me)
And by the end of the night
I wanna look at the lights
Chasing the shape of you next to me (next to me)
And by the end of the night
I wanna be the only one in the world
When I look in your eyes
I see you're mine
By the end of the night
By the end of the night
By the end of the night
Two hearts running wild and free
By the end of the night
Two hearts just falling too deep
With you, feel like the summer
Saturday upper, I want you
Don't make me wait (oh), take me away
By the end of the night
I wanna feel like the sky is dripping on every part of me (part of me)
And by the end of the night
I wanna look at the lights
Chasing the shape of you next to me (next to me)
And by the end of the night
I wanna be the only one in the world
When I look in your eyes
I see you're mine
By the end of the night
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Wide awake, in the midnight sun
Elevate, you're the brand-new drug
I wanna taste, wanna dry my tears
They disappear when I'm with you
Feel like the summer
Saturday upper, I want you
Don't make me wait, take me away
By the end of the night
I wanna feel like the sky is dripping on every part of me (me)
And by the end of the night
I wanna look at the lights
Chasing the shape of you next to me
And by the end of the night
I wanna be the only one in the world
When I look in your eyes
I see you're mine
By the end of the night
Is it love? Call it chemical
The way you touch, so unforgettable
Feel the rush
I don't wanna sleep with fever dreams when I'm with you
Feel like the summer
Saturday upper, I want you
Don't make me wait, take me away
By the end of the night
I wanna feel like the sky is dripping on every part of me (part of me)
And by the end of the night
I wanna look at the lights
Chasing the shape of you next to me (next to me)
And by the end of the night
I wanna be the only one in the world
When I look in your eyes
I see you're mine
By the end of the night
By the end of the night
By the end of the night
Two hearts running wild and free
By the end of the night
Two hearts just falling too deep
With you, feel like the summer
Saturday upper, I want you
Don't make me wait (oh), take me away
By the end of the night
I wanna feel like the sky is dripping on every part of me (part of me)
And by the end of the night
I wanna look at the lights
Chasing the shape of you next to me (next to me)
And by the end of the night
I wanna be the only one in the world
When I look in your eyes
I see you're mine
By the end of the night
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