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.
Leslie hates
When her parents say she is pretty
They are narcissists
It is all thanks to Maybelline
But I comfort her
Tell her I have it worse
I'm going crazy
I having coughing fits
Think I don't exist
They say I'm lazy
'Cause the screaming and the yelling's just as easy now I'm older
And I hate to push away but it's hard not to now I know more
And the audience is waiting but I'd rather fade to black
'Cause these fluorescent lights just make me sick
So I'm sorry for the person that I was
'Cause I hate it when you sigh and just give up on me
So I won't apologize for what I lost
'Cause I'm thinking now that I am better off
Leslie says
She will run away
To Chicago
She will ride a train
Take on an ethnic name
Live in the ghetto
But I calm her down
Ask her to stick around
She has to save me
'Cause I never sleep
Have weird dreams when I sleep
I need some therapy
'Cause my dreams are more disturbing when I'm in bed before morning
And I would write them down except for then I can't ignore them
And I'm sorry if you missed me but I had to go away
My room is a much safer place these days
So I'm sorry if I'm hard to recognize
So I'll cover up the shadows round my eyes
But I know you'd love me even if I changed
So just promise that you'll miss me
Leslie's gone away
Leslie says
She is happy now
On most days
When her parents say she is pretty
They are narcissists
It is all thanks to Maybelline
But I comfort her
Tell her I have it worse
I'm going crazy
I having coughing fits
Think I don't exist
They say I'm lazy
'Cause the screaming and the yelling's just as easy now I'm older
And I hate to push away but it's hard not to now I know more
And the audience is waiting but I'd rather fade to black
'Cause these fluorescent lights just make me sick
So I'm sorry for the person that I was
'Cause I hate it when you sigh and just give up on me
So I won't apologize for what I lost
'Cause I'm thinking now that I am better off
Leslie says
She will run away
To Chicago
She will ride a train
Take on an ethnic name
Live in the ghetto
But I calm her down
Ask her to stick around
She has to save me
'Cause I never sleep
Have weird dreams when I sleep
I need some therapy
'Cause my dreams are more disturbing when I'm in bed before morning
And I would write them down except for then I can't ignore them
And I'm sorry if you missed me but I had to go away
My room is a much safer place these days
So I'm sorry if I'm hard to recognize
So I'll cover up the shadows round my eyes
But I know you'd love me even if I changed
So just promise that you'll miss me
Leslie's gone away
Leslie says
She is happy now
On most days
Lyrics submitted by elsafan1
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