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.
Zig zag shadows on the floor
From the window to the door
Never felt like this before
Zig zag connecting me to you
After all that we've been through
If it was love I never knew
But oh how I needed you tonight
And no I ain't looking for your sympathy
I just can't take living like some refuge
Oh oh oh deliver me
Zig zag look upon my face
To another time another place
Another world in any case
Zig zag painting on the wall
Andy Worehall I recall
You and me and that was all
And oh how I needed you tonight
And no I ain't looking for your sympathy
I just can't take living like some refuge,
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Zig zag patterns of our days
Like a straight line through a maze
Love it comes but never stays
Zig zag deliver me to you
After all that we've been through
I didn't know how much I knew
And oh how I needed you tonight
And no I ain't looking for your sympathy
I just can't take living like some refuge,
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
I just can't take living like some refuge,
Oh oh oh deliver me, deliver me
From the window to the door
Never felt like this before
Zig zag connecting me to you
After all that we've been through
If it was love I never knew
But oh how I needed you tonight
And no I ain't looking for your sympathy
I just can't take living like some refuge
Oh oh oh deliver me
Zig zag look upon my face
To another time another place
Another world in any case
Zig zag painting on the wall
Andy Worehall I recall
You and me and that was all
And oh how I needed you tonight
And no I ain't looking for your sympathy
I just can't take living like some refuge,
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Zig zag patterns of our days
Like a straight line through a maze
Love it comes but never stays
Zig zag deliver me to you
After all that we've been through
I didn't know how much I knew
And oh how I needed you tonight
And no I ain't looking for your sympathy
I just can't take living like some refuge,
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
Oh oh oh deliver me
I just can't take living like some refuge,
Oh oh oh deliver me, deliver me
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