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.
While you're dancing I'll just sit here at this lonely table
While you're laughing I'll try to force a smile as long as I'm able
While you're clinging to them I'll keep clinging to the past
Getting sicker inside while the lonely minutes pass
Oh the nights never end too fast while you're dancing
While you're dancing for just a moment you're anybody's baby
You're romancing in your mind or behind my back maybe
In your heart you keep wishing that I would go away
So you could leave with someone else I wasn't born yesterday
Oh I don't know what to do or say while you're dancing
It seems like such a sin you'd make me feel this way
But sometimes I wonder if you know what feeling is
I guess I'll always let you make me feel this way
And as long as you let me I'll stay
While you're dancing I'll just keep on a sittin' at this table
While they're laughin' at me I'll try to take it just as long as I'm able
While you're wandering cross the floor I'll keep wondering deep inside
If I had walked out long ago how much less would I have cried
Oh how many times have I cried while you're dancing
Oh how many times have I cried while you're dancing
While you're laughing I'll try to force a smile as long as I'm able
While you're clinging to them I'll keep clinging to the past
Getting sicker inside while the lonely minutes pass
Oh the nights never end too fast while you're dancing
While you're dancing for just a moment you're anybody's baby
You're romancing in your mind or behind my back maybe
In your heart you keep wishing that I would go away
So you could leave with someone else I wasn't born yesterday
Oh I don't know what to do or say while you're dancing
It seems like such a sin you'd make me feel this way
But sometimes I wonder if you know what feeling is
I guess I'll always let you make me feel this way
And as long as you let me I'll stay
While you're dancing I'll just keep on a sittin' at this table
While they're laughin' at me I'll try to take it just as long as I'm able
While you're wandering cross the floor I'll keep wondering deep inside
If I had walked out long ago how much less would I have cried
Oh how many times have I cried while you're dancing
Oh how many times have I cried while you're dancing
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While You're Dancing Lyrics as written by Bobby Braddock
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