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.
Yeah, you’re right
It was one of those times
I knew where I was when I heard
It’s weird, those things you remember
You know, I know where I was when I heard
It’s always when somebody dies
I just woke up, I heard Peaches say
Oh my god, and that was it
It’s over, it’s over, stormy, stormy, stormy bad news
Hoping it was just like a bad rumor
I didn’t want to know
It’s weird those things that you wish aren’t true
Always are, yeah they always always always come true
Where has he gone?
He vanished
You must be wrong
No, no, no
I don’t think so
And so man, you were a sweetheart
A darling
Little tiny minutes with you
Now they’re like a keepsake
Remember changing your trousers in Providence?
Smoking out in Spaceland
I was so nervous that night
I had to call Jayzee
You were composed
Remember that little place Utah?
I needed a drink, you were buying
Looking down at you, looking up at me
I cherish that
Where has he gone?
He vanished
You must be wrong
No he vanished
Say it’s not so
No, no, no, no, no, no
Yes he vanished
Yeah, it’s always gonna hurt a little
Down the road
We'll all cry, and say why
I guess you know best, or at least you think you do
Not this time
Yeah, well I love what you’ve done,
What you left behind
We’ll never know, man
Never know
You’re a real treasure
It’s been a pleasure
Where has he gone
He vanished
You must be wrong
He vanished
Say it’s not so
Oh, no no no no
He vanished
It was one of those times
I knew where I was when I heard
It’s weird, those things you remember
You know, I know where I was when I heard
It’s always when somebody dies
I just woke up, I heard Peaches say
Oh my god, and that was it
It’s over, it’s over, stormy, stormy, stormy bad news
Hoping it was just like a bad rumor
I didn’t want to know
It’s weird those things that you wish aren’t true
Always are, yeah they always always always come true
Where has he gone?
He vanished
You must be wrong
No, no, no
I don’t think so
And so man, you were a sweetheart
A darling
Little tiny minutes with you
Now they’re like a keepsake
Remember changing your trousers in Providence?
Smoking out in Spaceland
I was so nervous that night
I had to call Jayzee
You were composed
Remember that little place Utah?
I needed a drink, you were buying
Looking down at you, looking up at me
I cherish that
Where has he gone?
He vanished
You must be wrong
No he vanished
Say it’s not so
No, no, no, no, no, no
Yes he vanished
Yeah, it’s always gonna hurt a little
Down the road
We'll all cry, and say why
I guess you know best, or at least you think you do
Not this time
Yeah, well I love what you’ve done,
What you left behind
We’ll never know, man
Never know
You’re a real treasure
It’s been a pleasure
Where has he gone
He vanished
You must be wrong
He vanished
Say it’s not so
Oh, no no no no
He vanished
Lyrics submitted by ftdbb49
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