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 driving around your home town with all four windows down,
I’ve been watching the odometer and thinking about geography
and the couple thousand miles of barren country constantly dividing you and me.
Or hiding out in the basement where we used to make out
And constantly complain about the circumstances we found ourselves in
when we were just two kids both just too proud to admit
just how fortunate we were to have come across each other.
Nothing’s made sense like that made sense since.
Nothing's made sense like that made sense since.
Nothing’s made sense like that made sense since.
Nothing's made sense like that made sense since.
And so now it’s waiting around for letters in the post
(Nothing's made sense like that made sense since.)
And photos that tell tales of all your travels and of a distant coast
(Nothing's made sense like that made sense since.)
It includes a scoop of sand to sift through my weathered hands
(Nothing's made sense like that made sense since.)
Just like all the time we spent and the time we took for granted.
I’ve been watching the odometer and thinking about geography
and the couple thousand miles of barren country constantly dividing you and me.
Or hiding out in the basement where we used to make out
And constantly complain about the circumstances we found ourselves in
when we were just two kids both just too proud to admit
just how fortunate we were to have come across each other.
Nothing’s made sense like that made sense since.
Nothing's made sense like that made sense since.
Nothing’s made sense like that made sense since.
Nothing's made sense like that made sense since.
And so now it’s waiting around for letters in the post
(Nothing's made sense like that made sense since.)
And photos that tell tales of all your travels and of a distant coast
(Nothing's made sense like that made sense since.)
It includes a scoop of sand to sift through my weathered hands
(Nothing's made sense like that made sense since.)
Just like all the time we spent and the time we took for granted.
Lyrics submitted by remembermaine, edited by fallininslowmo
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