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.
Dry dusty road
Dry dusty road
Brother, won't you carry me along
This dry dusty road
Children shallying
Playing in the morning sun
Spike-heeled lady
Running through the burying ground
You set my soul on fire
You set me on my own
Broke-down car but the wheels still roll
Down the dry, dry dusty road
Stuck inside a tunnel
Beset with diamond lies
Wings of night enclosing
Like a long, long night without a dawning
Being bent on ruin
I tried to sell my name
All that I got for it
Was one good look at flame
Drive, drive dusty road
Dry dusty road
Oh brother, let me carry you along
This dry dusty road
In that flame I saw a face
I've never seen before
If they ask me why, I know
Just who I done this for
No one else to come to
Not much else I know
Not much else I'm good for
Lay away my lady-o
You set my soul on fire
You set me on my own
Broke-down car but the wheels still roll
Down the dry, dry dusty road
Dry dusty road
Dry, dry
Dry dusty road
Dry dusty road
Dry dusty road
Dry dusty road
Brother, won't you carry me along
This dry dusty road
Children shallying
Playing in the morning sun
Spike-heeled lady
Running through the burying ground
You set my soul on fire
You set me on my own
Broke-down car but the wheels still roll
Down the dry, dry dusty road
Stuck inside a tunnel
Beset with diamond lies
Wings of night enclosing
Like a long, long night without a dawning
Being bent on ruin
I tried to sell my name
All that I got for it
Was one good look at flame
Drive, drive dusty road
Dry dusty road
Oh brother, let me carry you along
This dry dusty road
In that flame I saw a face
I've never seen before
If they ask me why, I know
Just who I done this for
No one else to come to
Not much else I know
Not much else I'm good for
Lay away my lady-o
You set my soul on fire
You set me on my own
Broke-down car but the wheels still roll
Down the dry, dry dusty road
Dry dusty road
Dry, dry
Dry dusty road
Dry dusty road
Dry dusty road
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