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.
gogo no gaien toori
juutai ga suki
hito no sugao mieru
hitori hitori no DORAMA
oikoshi nagara
kokoro yurasu SHIITO
otona ni naru hodo
ikiru GEEMU muzukashiku naru no
antena nobashite
doryoku dakeja
tokai wa oyogenai
(Don't fall in love with Tokyo Game
Big city nights will call your name
Never again you'll feel the same)
hatachi no goro no DAIARII
senobi no HIIRU
bara no toge mo shirazu
kurieitei bu na koi ni
akogareteta no
kokoro kezuru yume ne
otona ni naru hodo
ikiru GEEMU muzukashiku naru no
mirai wo wake au
tsuyoi mikata
doko no mado ni iruno
(Don't let me down, oh Tokyo Game
Show me a man who's kind and same
Let me be blessed with gorgeous fame)
futokuruma wo orite
nigetaku naru wa
otona ni naru hodo
ikiru GEEMU muzukashiku naru no
antena nobashite
doryoku dakeja
tokai wa oyogenai
(Don't fall in love with Tokyo Game
Big city nights will call your name
Never again you'll feel the same)
otona ni naru hodo
ikiru GEEMU muzukashiku naru no
mirai wo wake au
tsuyoi mikata
doko no mado ni iruno
(Don't let me down, oh Tokyo Game
Show me a man who's kind and same
Let me be blessed with gorgeous fame)
juutai ga suki
hito no sugao mieru
hitori hitori no DORAMA
oikoshi nagara
kokoro yurasu SHIITO
otona ni naru hodo
ikiru GEEMU muzukashiku naru no
antena nobashite
doryoku dakeja
tokai wa oyogenai
(Don't fall in love with Tokyo Game
Big city nights will call your name
Never again you'll feel the same)
hatachi no goro no DAIARII
senobi no HIIRU
bara no toge mo shirazu
kurieitei bu na koi ni
akogareteta no
kokoro kezuru yume ne
otona ni naru hodo
ikiru GEEMU muzukashiku naru no
mirai wo wake au
tsuyoi mikata
doko no mado ni iruno
(Don't let me down, oh Tokyo Game
Show me a man who's kind and same
Let me be blessed with gorgeous fame)
futokuruma wo orite
nigetaku naru wa
otona ni naru hodo
ikiru GEEMU muzukashiku naru no
antena nobashite
doryoku dakeja
tokai wa oyogenai
(Don't fall in love with Tokyo Game
Big city nights will call your name
Never again you'll feel the same)
otona ni naru hodo
ikiru GEEMU muzukashiku naru no
mirai wo wake au
tsuyoi mikata
doko no mado ni iruno
(Don't let me down, oh Tokyo Game
Show me a man who's kind and same
Let me be blessed with gorgeous fame)
Lyrics submitted by Iantuition
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