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.
I'm always screamin' my lungs out 'til my head starts spinnin'
Playin' my songs is the way I cope with life
Won't keep my voice down
Know the words I speak are the thoughts I think out loud
I like to keep things honest
I'm a safe bet like your life's staked on it, for real
I'd hate to keep you all wonderin'
I'm constant like the seasons, I will never be forgotten, man
Let's leave no words unspoken
And save regrets for the broken
Will you even look back when you think of me?
All I want is a place to call my own
To mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone
Whoa, you know
To keep your hopes up high and your head down low
Keep your hopes up high and your head down low
Still got something left to prove, it tends to keep things movin'
While everyone around me says my last days are looming overhead
But just what the hell do they think they know?
My head's above the water while they drown in the undertow
Let's leave no words unspoken
And save regrets for the broken
Will you even look back when you think of me?
All I want is a place to call my own
To mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone
Whoa, you know
To keep your hopes up high and your head down low
All I want is a place to call my own
To mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone
Whoa, you know
To keep your hopes up high and your head down low
If you take it from me
Live your life for yourself
'Cause when it's all said and done
You don't need anyone else, come on
So let's get back to when everything seemed perfect
Not a worry in the world, tell me, was it all worth it?
I get what I want, so everyone's always judgin' me
Not afraid of anything, I've got the whole world in front of me
All I want is a place to call my own
To mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone
Whoa, you know
To keep your hopes up high and your head down low
All I want is a place to call my own
To mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone
Whoa, you know
To keep your hopes up high and your head down low
Keep your head down low
Keep your head down low
Keep your hopes up high and your head down low
Playin' my songs is the way I cope with life
Won't keep my voice down
Know the words I speak are the thoughts I think out loud
I like to keep things honest
I'm a safe bet like your life's staked on it, for real
I'd hate to keep you all wonderin'
I'm constant like the seasons, I will never be forgotten, man
Let's leave no words unspoken
And save regrets for the broken
Will you even look back when you think of me?
All I want is a place to call my own
To mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone
Whoa, you know
To keep your hopes up high and your head down low
Keep your hopes up high and your head down low
Still got something left to prove, it tends to keep things movin'
While everyone around me says my last days are looming overhead
But just what the hell do they think they know?
My head's above the water while they drown in the undertow
Let's leave no words unspoken
And save regrets for the broken
Will you even look back when you think of me?
All I want is a place to call my own
To mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone
Whoa, you know
To keep your hopes up high and your head down low
All I want is a place to call my own
To mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone
Whoa, you know
To keep your hopes up high and your head down low
If you take it from me
Live your life for yourself
'Cause when it's all said and done
You don't need anyone else, come on
So let's get back to when everything seemed perfect
Not a worry in the world, tell me, was it all worth it?
I get what I want, so everyone's always judgin' me
Not afraid of anything, I've got the whole world in front of me
All I want is a place to call my own
To mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone
Whoa, you know
To keep your hopes up high and your head down low
All I want is a place to call my own
To mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone
Whoa, you know
To keep your hopes up high and your head down low
Keep your head down low
Keep your head down low
Keep your hopes up high and your head down low
Lyrics submitted by TwilightStar94, edited by xJacksonx
All I Want Lyrics as written by Alexander Thomas Shelnutt Jeremy Wade Mckinnon
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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It's ironic how their music got lighter, yet their lyrics became really straight forward... and better. This song, for me is like a continuation for The Downfall Of Us All.
People get really stupid with comments like "they are sell outs", "they are trying to be more pop"... EVERY artist wants to be listened to by as many people as possible, it would be stupid if they played the same style for their entire careers, musicians get bored and they like to experiment. They have come to realize that it doesn't matter what purists think of them.
"You know to keep your hopes up high and your head down low" they can't be more straight forward than that, that's a lesson for life.
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