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.
She's got everything I want
Got my world in a tight black dress
Keeps me on my feet and walking
Keeps my heart alive
I look up at the moon
To see her looking down on me
And it's a magic carpet ride
To a place that fate decides
And everytime we go around the world
We feel like we're millionaires
We get what we want
We know who we are
And these days we just don't care
She's the one
She's the one in my heart
She's the one
And we are never apart
Oh
It's got me on my knees
The sun is burning through our sky
Like quicksilver in my mind
Every time she fills my eyes
My world's a pinball in a groove
And we're shooting for the highest score
My reason is desire
That this key could fit the door
We go around the world
We feel like we're millionaires
We get what we want
We know who we are
And these days we just don't care
She's the one
She's the one in my heart
She's the one
And we are never apart
She's the one
Queen of hearts
For a jack of spades
I'm the one
She could never betray
No
She's all I want to see
Got my world inside her dress
Cut me to ribbons
Leaves me down
Love's life voids the rest
I'm still looking at the moon
And she's gazing down on me
Take me anywhere you want
It's all the same to me
Everytime we go around the world
We feel like we're millionaires
We know who we are
We get what we want
And these days we just don't care
She's the one
She's the one in my heart
She's the one
And we are never apart
She's the one
Queen of hearts
For a jack of spades
And I'm the one
That she could never betray
She's the one
She's the one
She's the one
She's the one
Got my world in a tight black dress
Keeps me on my feet and walking
Keeps my heart alive
I look up at the moon
To see her looking down on me
And it's a magic carpet ride
To a place that fate decides
And everytime we go around the world
We feel like we're millionaires
We get what we want
We know who we are
And these days we just don't care
She's the one
She's the one in my heart
She's the one
And we are never apart
Oh
It's got me on my knees
The sun is burning through our sky
Like quicksilver in my mind
Every time she fills my eyes
My world's a pinball in a groove
And we're shooting for the highest score
My reason is desire
That this key could fit the door
We go around the world
We feel like we're millionaires
We get what we want
We know who we are
And these days we just don't care
She's the one
She's the one in my heart
She's the one
And we are never apart
She's the one
Queen of hearts
For a jack of spades
I'm the one
She could never betray
No
She's all I want to see
Got my world inside her dress
Cut me to ribbons
Leaves me down
Love's life voids the rest
I'm still looking at the moon
And she's gazing down on me
Take me anywhere you want
It's all the same to me
Everytime we go around the world
We feel like we're millionaires
We know who we are
We get what we want
And these days we just don't care
She's the one
She's the one in my heart
She's the one
And we are never apart
She's the one
Queen of hearts
For a jack of spades
And I'm the one
That she could never betray
She's the one
She's the one
She's the one
She's the one
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