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 room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready
They've readied the room
The room is ready for Ralph
Come in Ralph
Ralph here
Is the room ready
Is the room ready for Ralph?
Ralph here
Is the room ready
Is the room ready for Ralph?
The room is ready for Ralph, Ralph,
The room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph
We've readied the room Ralph
And the room is ready for Ralph
Come in Ralph
Ralph's not here
Is the room ready
Is the room ready for Rose?
Ralph's not here
Is the room ready
Is the room ready for Rose?
No Rose
The room's only ready for Ralph Rose
We've readied the room for Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph Rose
The room is ready for Ralph
Come in Ralph, come in Ralph
Is the room ready for Barry
Is the room ready for Barry
Ralph's not here
Is the room ready
Is the room ready for Barry?
No Barry
The room isn't ready for Barry
But the room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph
Come in Ralph
Is the room ready for Roy
Is the room ready for Roy
Is the room ready
The room ready
Is the room ready for Roy?
The room's only ready for Ralph
The room's only ready for Ralph Roy
The room is ready for Ralph
And they've readied the room for Ralph Roy
Come in Ralph
Come in Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready
They've readied the room
The room is ready for Ralph
Come in Ralph
Is the room ready for Rod?...
The room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready
They've readied the room
The room is ready for Ralph
Come in Ralph
Ralph here
Is the room ready
Is the room ready for Ralph?
Ralph here
Is the room ready
Is the room ready for Ralph?
The room is ready for Ralph, Ralph,
The room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph
We've readied the room Ralph
And the room is ready for Ralph
Come in Ralph
Ralph's not here
Is the room ready
Is the room ready for Rose?
Ralph's not here
Is the room ready
Is the room ready for Rose?
No Rose
The room's only ready for Ralph Rose
We've readied the room for Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph Rose
The room is ready for Ralph
Come in Ralph, come in Ralph
Is the room ready for Barry
Is the room ready for Barry
Ralph's not here
Is the room ready
Is the room ready for Barry?
No Barry
The room isn't ready for Barry
But the room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph
Come in Ralph
Is the room ready for Roy
Is the room ready for Roy
Is the room ready
The room ready
Is the room ready for Roy?
The room's only ready for Ralph
The room's only ready for Ralph Roy
The room is ready for Ralph
And they've readied the room for Ralph Roy
Come in Ralph
Come in Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready for Ralph
The room is ready
They've readied the room
The room is ready for Ralph
Come in Ralph
Is the room ready for Rod?...
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