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.
Little boy was blue because he knew that soon he'd be leaving
Little girl was sad he saw she had a tear in her eye
Little boy said I'll be gone a while but I won't be grieving
If you'll only tell me this before I whisper goodbye
Tell me you'll forget me not
Sweet forget me not
When we've parted
Tell me you'll forget me not
And I'll tell you what I'll do
Ev'ry night I'll write and say that all the day I'm lonely as can be
Then I'll add another line the other line will say 'remember me'
When I wander home again we'll roam again
In the wild wood
To a little place I know where a bungalow should be
And then if you say the word and I say the word and we both agree
Someone's gonna tie the knot for Sweet Forget Me Not and me.
Little boy was gone and early dawn found somebody sighing
Sighing for the day when they would stray that flowery lane
Birdies in the trees said to the breeze
She shouldn't be drhing
Tho' they're far apart down in her heart she hears this refrain
Tell me you'll forget me not
Sweet forget me not
When we've parted
Tell me you'll forget me not
And I'll tell you what I'll do
Ev'ry night I'll write and say that all the day I'm lonely as can be
Then I'll add another line the other line will say 'remember me'
When I wander home again we'll roam again
In the wild wood
To a little place I know where a bungalow should be
And then if you say the word and I say the word and we both agree
Someone's gonna tie the knot for Sweet Forget Me Not and me.
Little girl was sad he saw she had a tear in her eye
Little boy said I'll be gone a while but I won't be grieving
If you'll only tell me this before I whisper goodbye
Tell me you'll forget me not
Sweet forget me not
When we've parted
Tell me you'll forget me not
And I'll tell you what I'll do
Ev'ry night I'll write and say that all the day I'm lonely as can be
Then I'll add another line the other line will say 'remember me'
When I wander home again we'll roam again
In the wild wood
To a little place I know where a bungalow should be
And then if you say the word and I say the word and we both agree
Someone's gonna tie the knot for Sweet Forget Me Not and me.
Little boy was gone and early dawn found somebody sighing
Sighing for the day when they would stray that flowery lane
Birdies in the trees said to the breeze
She shouldn't be drhing
Tho' they're far apart down in her heart she hears this refrain
Tell me you'll forget me not
Sweet forget me not
When we've parted
Tell me you'll forget me not
And I'll tell you what I'll do
Ev'ry night I'll write and say that all the day I'm lonely as can be
Then I'll add another line the other line will say 'remember me'
When I wander home again we'll roam again
In the wild wood
To a little place I know where a bungalow should be
And then if you say the word and I say the word and we both agree
Someone's gonna tie the knot for Sweet Forget Me Not and me.
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