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.
Verse 1
I know you have fallen,
You don't mind, you don't try at all,
You won't get out of bed,
Cause there's nothing left, there's nothing left,
I've said, oh I can,
I am dead, I am dead,
to get you up again,
so understand, understand,
Chorus
That nothing's gunna happen if you're lying around ('round),
so come on, get up, you know that you're bringing me down (down),
Verse 2
It's a shame, you're so broken,
you can't see, you don't believe,
you can't hide forever,
when you've been cheated, you feel defeated
you've got to take control,
you don't leave it, don't leave it,
they'll say what they'll say,
don't listen, don't listen
Chorus
Cause nothing's gunna happen if you're lying around ('round),
so come on, get up, you know that you're bringing me down (down)
Cause nothing's gunna happen if you're lying around ('round)
so come on, come on, get up off the ground, (ground)
(lying around)
(off the ground)
Bridge
get up, come on get up x16
[Chorus]
(lying around) x 5
I know you have fallen,
You don't mind, you don't try at all,
You won't get out of bed,
Cause there's nothing left, there's nothing left,
I've said, oh I can,
I am dead, I am dead,
to get you up again,
so understand, understand,
Chorus
That nothing's gunna happen if you're lying around ('round),
so come on, get up, you know that you're bringing me down (down),
Verse 2
It's a shame, you're so broken,
you can't see, you don't believe,
you can't hide forever,
when you've been cheated, you feel defeated
you've got to take control,
you don't leave it, don't leave it,
they'll say what they'll say,
don't listen, don't listen
Chorus
Cause nothing's gunna happen if you're lying around ('round),
so come on, get up, you know that you're bringing me down (down)
Cause nothing's gunna happen if you're lying around ('round)
so come on, come on, get up off the ground, (ground)
(lying around)
(off the ground)
Bridge
get up, come on get up x16
[Chorus]
(lying around) x 5
Lyrics submitted by alterEgo
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Here are the correct lyrics from the group (from their youtube page):
I know you have fallen, you dont mind, you dont try at all You wont get out of bed, you think theres nothing left, theres nothing left Ive said all I can, I am there, I am there To get you up again, so understand, understand
That nothing is going to happen if youre lying around So come on and get up, you know that youre bringing me down
Its a shame youre so broken, you cant see, you dont believe You cant hide forever when you been cheated, you feel defeated Youve got to take control, you dont need them, dont need them Theyll say what theyll say, dont listen, dont listen
Cause nothing is going to happen if youre lying around So come on and get up, you know that youre bringing me down Cause nothing is going to happen if youre lying around So come on, come on, get up off the ground Lying around, off the ground
Come on get up Come on get up