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.
learned the hard way
had a bad day
but there's an earthquake
a heart ache
oh i can feel it shake my soul as it swallows me whole
it's bringin' me down
a permanent frown
i'm gettin sick of this so so small town
it's a rotten junky house
i can't find my way out
the born and bound is where we'll be
we're gonna drink 'till they turn on the lights
we might get in a fight or two
we'll be flyin' higher than a kite
i'm getting drunk
so take me home
and i wanna know how it feels with you
i can barely stand
i need a helping hand
and i wanna know how it feels in you
i need a cold one
before i run
and into the steep abyss of depression
reality is like a ghost until i go back west coast
and i just can't see
that it'll get me
i promise only one more 3 cc
2 22 oil bags hanin' off of me
and it's hard to try
when i fight with the devil inside
he keeps tellin' me i'm small
as he laughs at me throughout the night
i'm getting drunk
so take me home
and i wanna know how it feels with you
i can barely stand
i need a helping hand
and i wanna know how it feels in you
i'm getting drunk
so take me home
and i wanna know how it feels with you
i can barely stand
i need a helping hand
and i wanna know how it feels in you
and it's hard to try
when i fight with the devil inside
he keeps tellin' me i'm small
as he laughs at me throughout the night
i'm getting drunk
so take me home
and i wanna know how it feels with you
i can barely stand
i need a helping hand
and i wanna know how it feels in you
i'm getting drunk
so take me home
and i wanna know how it feels with you
i can barely stand
i need a helping hand
and i wanna know how it feels in you
and i wanna know how it feels in you
and honey i'll let ya know when i'm through
i'm getting drunk
so take me home
and i wanna know how it feels with you
you
had a bad day
but there's an earthquake
a heart ache
oh i can feel it shake my soul as it swallows me whole
it's bringin' me down
a permanent frown
i'm gettin sick of this so so small town
it's a rotten junky house
i can't find my way out
the born and bound is where we'll be
we're gonna drink 'till they turn on the lights
we might get in a fight or two
we'll be flyin' higher than a kite
i'm getting drunk
so take me home
and i wanna know how it feels with you
i can barely stand
i need a helping hand
and i wanna know how it feels in you
i need a cold one
before i run
and into the steep abyss of depression
reality is like a ghost until i go back west coast
and i just can't see
that it'll get me
i promise only one more 3 cc
2 22 oil bags hanin' off of me
and it's hard to try
when i fight with the devil inside
he keeps tellin' me i'm small
as he laughs at me throughout the night
i'm getting drunk
so take me home
and i wanna know how it feels with you
i can barely stand
i need a helping hand
and i wanna know how it feels in you
i'm getting drunk
so take me home
and i wanna know how it feels with you
i can barely stand
i need a helping hand
and i wanna know how it feels in you
and it's hard to try
when i fight with the devil inside
he keeps tellin' me i'm small
as he laughs at me throughout the night
i'm getting drunk
so take me home
and i wanna know how it feels with you
i can barely stand
i need a helping hand
and i wanna know how it feels in you
i'm getting drunk
so take me home
and i wanna know how it feels with you
i can barely stand
i need a helping hand
and i wanna know how it feels in you
and i wanna know how it feels in you
and honey i'll let ya know when i'm through
i'm getting drunk
so take me home
and i wanna know how it feels with you
you
Lyrics submitted by splnter
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