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.
Well, I looked outside
As they say they're diving in
Living oh-so-right
the lids in after them?
Oh, oh and they left behind me
Oh, oh and it went right by me
Well, it's dead outside
I can see through everything
In this awful light
When we get back anything
I used to know now
Lord, I've tried; I've lost it somehow
Days strung out
Oh, you could bring it all up to me
I know my kind
We could be so,
We could be so off tonight
Well, if my head's not right,
leave me in the hall with it
Where the whites all shine
See them echoed in the stair
Well, I'm so shy
Everything I've tried
Now you know why
I've been so cold; I've been outside
Days strung out
Oh, you could bring it all up to me
I know my kind
We could be so,
We could be so off tonight
Oh, oh and I've been reminded
Oh, oh and waste some time with
Days strung out
Oh, you could bring it all up to me
You know my kind
Well, we could be so,
Make her see so off tonight
You have to bring it all up to me
You know my kind
We could be so
We could be so off tonight
Off tonight
As they say they're diving in
Living oh-so-right
the lids in after them?
Oh, oh and they left behind me
Oh, oh and it went right by me
Well, it's dead outside
I can see through everything
In this awful light
When we get back anything
I used to know now
Lord, I've tried; I've lost it somehow
Days strung out
Oh, you could bring it all up to me
I know my kind
We could be so,
We could be so off tonight
Well, if my head's not right,
leave me in the hall with it
Where the whites all shine
See them echoed in the stair
Well, I'm so shy
Everything I've tried
Now you know why
I've been so cold; I've been outside
Days strung out
Oh, you could bring it all up to me
I know my kind
We could be so,
We could be so off tonight
Oh, oh and I've been reminded
Oh, oh and waste some time with
Days strung out
Oh, you could bring it all up to me
You know my kind
Well, we could be so,
Make her see so off tonight
You have to bring it all up to me
You know my kind
We could be so
We could be so off tonight
Off tonight
Lyrics submitted by gingerbreaddice
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