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.
Whenever I see your distant love light
I never have the strength to put up a good fight
And I surrender, I surrender every night
As my libido, she misbehaves
I become one of your carbon-based love slaves
To your heart beats and your brain waves
Call me the victim of a victimless crime
The by-product of a flawed design
And I go down, I go down every time
And every time I always fail to see
What love between two people is supposed to be
'Cause the machine, the machine does everything for me
Love's a rocky road that magically paves
When joining the collection of submissive natives
To your heartbeats and your brain waves
And now we see our union's torn asunder
Our night clubs yearn for one more punter
And my heart, yeah my heart is a lonely hunter
And as we dance into our graves
We remember all those trippy, trippy raves
Hosted by your heartbeats and your brainwaves
And yes I've dabbled in overreaction
When confronted with the sciences of attraction
And I go down, I go down every time
Heart beats slowly, slowly pound
Brain waves transmit underground
And I'm tired, so tired of going down
(All night long)
(It's like a loop machine)
(Cue the music, music)
I never have the strength to put up a good fight
And I surrender, I surrender every night
As my libido, she misbehaves
I become one of your carbon-based love slaves
To your heart beats and your brain waves
Call me the victim of a victimless crime
The by-product of a flawed design
And I go down, I go down every time
And every time I always fail to see
What love between two people is supposed to be
'Cause the machine, the machine does everything for me
Love's a rocky road that magically paves
When joining the collection of submissive natives
To your heartbeats and your brain waves
And now we see our union's torn asunder
Our night clubs yearn for one more punter
And my heart, yeah my heart is a lonely hunter
And as we dance into our graves
We remember all those trippy, trippy raves
Hosted by your heartbeats and your brainwaves
And yes I've dabbled in overreaction
When confronted with the sciences of attraction
And I go down, I go down every time
Heart beats slowly, slowly pound
Brain waves transmit underground
And I'm tired, so tired of going down
(All night long)
(It's like a loop machine)
(Cue the music, music)
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