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.
it's been awhile so i think i'll ring up
ive got some things that i want to bring up
its been awhile since we added things up
so ??? and we'll see what springs up
it took us ages to know
just where we were
and what happened last night's a complete blur
you must have acted liked like some ???
cause i woke up thinking damn i dont need her
and i saw my way through my younger days too underpaid
and i drank my way through my twenties all the money's gone
and i slept my way through my thirties ???
and its all gone my golden years so hold them dear
and there's this feeling that ive been catching
from some young girl that's oh so fetching
she's got me stammering, stumbling, stretching
???
and will i ever recover my senses
???
it's all a ???? my defenses
the drinks arent killing me but the suspense is
and i saw my way through my younger days too underpaid
and i drank my way through my twenties all the money's gone
and i slept my way through my thirties ???
and its all gone my golden years so hold them dear
and i forgot you grew up just like me
we took the first of life so lightly
and im not sure but i think you might be
the very last thing i think of nightly
its in my skin and my bones it gets stronger
that i cant put up with this for much longer
i speak in dulcet tones just to calm her
cause shes got everything that i long for
and i saw my way through my younger days too underpaid
and i drank my way through my twenties all the money's gone
and i slept my way through my thirties ???
and its all gone my golden years so hold them dear
I dont ever want to go back again, back again
ive got some things that i want to bring up
its been awhile since we added things up
so ??? and we'll see what springs up
it took us ages to know
just where we were
and what happened last night's a complete blur
you must have acted liked like some ???
cause i woke up thinking damn i dont need her
and i saw my way through my younger days too underpaid
and i drank my way through my twenties all the money's gone
and i slept my way through my thirties ???
and its all gone my golden years so hold them dear
and there's this feeling that ive been catching
from some young girl that's oh so fetching
she's got me stammering, stumbling, stretching
???
and will i ever recover my senses
???
it's all a ???? my defenses
the drinks arent killing me but the suspense is
and i saw my way through my younger days too underpaid
and i drank my way through my twenties all the money's gone
and i slept my way through my thirties ???
and its all gone my golden years so hold them dear
and i forgot you grew up just like me
we took the first of life so lightly
and im not sure but i think you might be
the very last thing i think of nightly
its in my skin and my bones it gets stronger
that i cant put up with this for much longer
i speak in dulcet tones just to calm her
cause shes got everything that i long for
and i saw my way through my younger days too underpaid
and i drank my way through my twenties all the money's gone
and i slept my way through my thirties ???
and its all gone my golden years so hold them dear
I dont ever want to go back again, back again
Lyrics submitted by catsmeowmeow
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It's been awhile so I think I'll ring up I've got some things that I want to bring up It's been awhile since we added things up So prune ourselves and we'll see what springs up It took us ages to know just where we were And what happened last night's a complete blur You must have acted like some ?old lost straight cure? (not completely sure about this correction) Cause I woke up thinking damn I dont need her
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/I used this video as a second recording reference: bit.ly/u15xRG/