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.
First, the DJ must power up the amplifiers.
To play a record, select an album and put it on the turntable.
The racer must attach five dollars to their car and drive to the DJ booth.
Signal the DJ by ringing the bell.
I see that Banksy left a post-it note for Anonymous, for Anonymous
It seems the after-party has been moved to your house, to your house
It's a special night of anticipation
The moonbeams strong on the old Bandshell
Celebration
You're a little bit better and ready for some
Celebration
Some time to get louder and not by yourself
I see that someone left their cheat sheet
By this microphone, by this microphone
I think the rock 'n roll girls
In this world want apologies, want apologies
I read this stuff, but I don't believe it
I'd change it 'round, but I don't know how
Celebration
You're a little bit better and ready for some
Celebration
Some time to get louder and not by yourself
Perpetrators of invisible crimes
Only magistrate sits in our minds
The audience cheers as some people attack
The secret smile of security guards
You hear the cataclysmic discharge of the optimist, of the optimist
And the unlikely crowd assembled here's like Hieronymus Bosch, Hieronymus
It's hard to see from this elevation
But looking up, you can set it off
Celebration
You're a little bit better and ready for some
Celebration
Some time to get louder and not by yourself
To play a record, select an album and put it on the turntable.
The racer must attach five dollars to their car and drive to the DJ booth.
Signal the DJ by ringing the bell.
I see that Banksy left a post-it note for Anonymous, for Anonymous
It seems the after-party has been moved to your house, to your house
It's a special night of anticipation
The moonbeams strong on the old Bandshell
Celebration
You're a little bit better and ready for some
Celebration
Some time to get louder and not by yourself
I see that someone left their cheat sheet
By this microphone, by this microphone
I think the rock 'n roll girls
In this world want apologies, want apologies
I read this stuff, but I don't believe it
I'd change it 'round, but I don't know how
Celebration
You're a little bit better and ready for some
Celebration
Some time to get louder and not by yourself
Perpetrators of invisible crimes
Only magistrate sits in our minds
The audience cheers as some people attack
The secret smile of security guards
You hear the cataclysmic discharge of the optimist, of the optimist
And the unlikely crowd assembled here's like Hieronymus Bosch, Hieronymus
It's hard to see from this elevation
But looking up, you can set it off
Celebration
You're a little bit better and ready for some
Celebration
Some time to get louder and not by yourself
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