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 would like to get to know if I could be
The kind of girl that you could be down for
'Cause when I look at you I feel something tell me
That you're the kind of guy that I should make a move on
And if I don't let you know
Then I won't be for real
I could be wrong but I feel
Like something could be going on
The more I see you
The more that it becomes so true
There ain't no other for me, it's only you
I wanna be down
With what you're going through
I wanna be down (down)
I wanna be down with you (down with you)
No matter the time of day or night
It's true, I wanna be down
I know anybody's gonna be lonely
Without the reason they got someone to care for
Maybe all you need's a shoulder to cry on
If that's a fact then I'll be more
Than you ever could dream of
If all you need is my time
That I got plenty of
I'll dedicate all my love onto you only, baby
I want to stay by your side
Be there to cool you out
And let you know everything will be alright
I wanna be down (down, oh yeah)
With what you're going through
I wanna be down (wanna be down)
I wanna be down with you (with you)
No matter the time of day or night (no matter the time, baby)
It's true, I wanna be down (wanna be, got to be down)
I wanna be down
With what you're going through
I wanna be down (I wanna be)
I wanna be down with you (ayy, I wanna be)
No matter the time of day or night (no matter the time of day or night, it's true)
It's true, I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
Down, down, down
Oh, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah
Down (down), down (down), down
I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
With what you're going through (with only you, my baby)
I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
I wanna be down with you (with only you)
No matter the time of day or night (oh yeah)
It's true, I wanna be down (wanna be, got to be down)
I wanna be down (I wanna be)
With what you're going through (I got to be)
I wanna be down (I wanna be yeah)
I wanna be down with you (down with you, yeah)
No matter the time of day or night
It's true, I wanna be down (I wanna be, yeah, down, oh yeah)
I wanna be down (I wanna be)
With what you're going through (oh, yeah, I wanna be)
I wanna be down (yeah)
I wanna be down with you (down with you)
No matter the time of day or night (when I'm with you)
It's true, I wanna be down (yeah, I wanna be down, yeah, yeah)
I wanna be down (hey, yeah, I wanna be down)
With what you're going through (down, down, down, I gotta to be there)
I wanna be down (down, down, down, yeah)
I wanna be down with you (oh, oh yeah)
No matter the time of day or night (no matter the time)
It's true, I wanna be down (down, down, down, oh)
The kind of girl that you could be down for
'Cause when I look at you I feel something tell me
That you're the kind of guy that I should make a move on
And if I don't let you know
Then I won't be for real
I could be wrong but I feel
Like something could be going on
The more I see you
The more that it becomes so true
There ain't no other for me, it's only you
I wanna be down
With what you're going through
I wanna be down (down)
I wanna be down with you (down with you)
No matter the time of day or night
It's true, I wanna be down
I know anybody's gonna be lonely
Without the reason they got someone to care for
Maybe all you need's a shoulder to cry on
If that's a fact then I'll be more
Than you ever could dream of
If all you need is my time
That I got plenty of
I'll dedicate all my love onto you only, baby
I want to stay by your side
Be there to cool you out
And let you know everything will be alright
I wanna be down (down, oh yeah)
With what you're going through
I wanna be down (wanna be down)
I wanna be down with you (with you)
No matter the time of day or night (no matter the time, baby)
It's true, I wanna be down (wanna be, got to be down)
I wanna be down
With what you're going through
I wanna be down (I wanna be)
I wanna be down with you (ayy, I wanna be)
No matter the time of day or night (no matter the time of day or night, it's true)
It's true, I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
Down, down, down
Oh, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah
Down (down), down (down), down
I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
With what you're going through (with only you, my baby)
I wanna be down (I wanna be down)
I wanna be down with you (with only you)
No matter the time of day or night (oh yeah)
It's true, I wanna be down (wanna be, got to be down)
I wanna be down (I wanna be)
With what you're going through (I got to be)
I wanna be down (I wanna be yeah)
I wanna be down with you (down with you, yeah)
No matter the time of day or night
It's true, I wanna be down (I wanna be, yeah, down, oh yeah)
I wanna be down (I wanna be)
With what you're going through (oh, yeah, I wanna be)
I wanna be down (yeah)
I wanna be down with you (down with you)
No matter the time of day or night (when I'm with you)
It's true, I wanna be down (yeah, I wanna be down, yeah, yeah)
I wanna be down (hey, yeah, I wanna be down)
With what you're going through (down, down, down, I gotta to be there)
I wanna be down (down, down, down, yeah)
I wanna be down with you (oh, oh yeah)
No matter the time of day or night (no matter the time)
It's true, I wanna be down (down, down, down, oh)
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