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.
Take me somewhere nice.
To some tired island,
In your heart,
Called Paradise.
Though we wander home
We both feel alone
Like escapees
With no where to go.
I can think of
A thousand ways.
To get good and lost
Beyond these hopeless day
Where we'll rendezvous
Out of the blue
And take a deep breath
Just we two
And we'll be so far gone
The oars will row on
And we will happily wave
So long
If we hook a dream
And it tows it back down
This open stream
We'll say hello
Oh, Oh
Take us wherever you go.
Take me somewhere deep.
'Cause I'm quite exhausted
And I need to sleep
Or climb the great divide
Or wake up beside myself
Just to know I'm alive.
?
Pays me a visit
And drags my islands down.
They sting like growing pains
Iced in the veins of a guy
Who's not ready to die
If I may be so bold
I'll weather the cold.
'Cause I'm not afraid to grow old
If we hook a dream
And it tows it back down
This open stream
We'll say hello
Oh, Oh
Take us wherever you go
To some tired island,
In your heart,
Called Paradise.
Though we wander home
We both feel alone
Like escapees
With no where to go.
I can think of
A thousand ways.
To get good and lost
Beyond these hopeless day
Where we'll rendezvous
Out of the blue
And take a deep breath
Just we two
And we'll be so far gone
The oars will row on
And we will happily wave
So long
If we hook a dream
And it tows it back down
This open stream
We'll say hello
Oh, Oh
Take us wherever you go.
Take me somewhere deep.
'Cause I'm quite exhausted
And I need to sleep
Or climb the great divide
Or wake up beside myself
Just to know I'm alive.
?
Pays me a visit
And drags my islands down.
They sting like growing pains
Iced in the veins of a guy
Who's not ready to die
If I may be so bold
I'll weather the cold.
'Cause I'm not afraid to grow old
If we hook a dream
And it tows it back down
This open stream
We'll say hello
Oh, Oh
Take us wherever you go
Lyrics submitted by whcodered, edited by fl1ppyf1sh
Take Me Somewhere Nice Lyrics as written by Adam R. Young
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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