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.
What if no one would kill for their religion
What if no one ever had to go to war
What if the children of the world made world decisions
Paint-by-number hatred wasn't hanging around anymore
Is everything A-OK in the USA
In the good ole USA
Is everything A-OK in the USA
In the good ole USA
It's like everything and nothing leads to wisdom
It's like no one really means what they say
While we fight for peace & die for our freedom
I guess we'll leave it to our children to find a better way
Is everything A-OK in the USA
In the good ole USA
Is everything A-OK in the USA
In the good ole USA [Repeat]
I know that I, I'm just a dreamer
A common man, schemer
Looking for light
Out of the dark night of my soul
I hear the drums of war, they are a changing
and everybody's getting in the groove
We're laughing and dancing and talking and
Jammin' and singin'
Oh, we've got nothin' but love to prove, so how about you
Is everything A-OK in the USA
In the good ole USA
Is everything A-OK in the USA
In the good ole USA
What if no one ever had to go to war
What if the children of the world made world decisions
Paint-by-number hatred wasn't hanging around anymore
Is everything A-OK in the USA
In the good ole USA
Is everything A-OK in the USA
In the good ole USA
It's like everything and nothing leads to wisdom
It's like no one really means what they say
While we fight for peace & die for our freedom
I guess we'll leave it to our children to find a better way
Is everything A-OK in the USA
In the good ole USA
Is everything A-OK in the USA
In the good ole USA [Repeat]
I know that I, I'm just a dreamer
A common man, schemer
Looking for light
Out of the dark night of my soul
I hear the drums of war, they are a changing
and everybody's getting in the groove
We're laughing and dancing and talking and
Jammin' and singin'
Oh, we've got nothin' but love to prove, so how about you
Is everything A-OK in the USA
In the good ole USA
Is everything A-OK in the USA
In the good ole USA
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