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.
pick me i'm everything you wanted to pay for
pick me i'm fashionable i knew i could change you
pick me i'm open to persuasion, i could be
pick me i'll bite your head off slowly but carefully
so just tell me that i'm right
tell me that this matters
tell me that persistence will pay off
and illusions won't just shatter
so pick me
come on and pick me
pick me i'll let you pick my clothes out, my hair too
pick me i'll consider a name change, but just for you
pick me i'll get you in the end, just you wait and see
pick me i think i might explode, it could get messy
so just tell me that i'm right
tell me that this matters
tell me that persistence will pay off
and illusions won't just shatter
cause i have waited such a long long time
just trying to make this matter
trying to get persistence to pay off
'til we're cynical and shattered
so sit back relax and open wide
let me pour some of this sound inside
count to three, do you see
just how sweet you'd be with me?
take the time to understand
there's not many things that i'll demand
count to three until you see
just how sweet we both could be
you could be with me
so just tell me that i'm right
tell me that this matters
tell me that persistence will pay off
and illusions won't just shatter
cause i have waited such a long long time
just trying to make this matter
trying to get persistence to pay off
'til we're cynical and shattered
shattered shattered shattered
so pick me
come on and pick me
pick me
pick me i'm fashionable i knew i could change you
pick me i'm open to persuasion, i could be
pick me i'll bite your head off slowly but carefully
so just tell me that i'm right
tell me that this matters
tell me that persistence will pay off
and illusions won't just shatter
so pick me
come on and pick me
pick me i'll let you pick my clothes out, my hair too
pick me i'll consider a name change, but just for you
pick me i'll get you in the end, just you wait and see
pick me i think i might explode, it could get messy
so just tell me that i'm right
tell me that this matters
tell me that persistence will pay off
and illusions won't just shatter
cause i have waited such a long long time
just trying to make this matter
trying to get persistence to pay off
'til we're cynical and shattered
so sit back relax and open wide
let me pour some of this sound inside
count to three, do you see
just how sweet you'd be with me?
take the time to understand
there's not many things that i'll demand
count to three until you see
just how sweet we both could be
you could be with me
so just tell me that i'm right
tell me that this matters
tell me that persistence will pay off
and illusions won't just shatter
cause i have waited such a long long time
just trying to make this matter
trying to get persistence to pay off
'til we're cynical and shattered
shattered shattered shattered
so pick me
come on and pick me
pick me
Lyrics submitted by shoesparkles
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