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.
Ba-da ba-da-da-da
Ba-da ba-da-da-da
Ba-daba-da-da-da
Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
So good to me (ba-daba-da-da-da)
Monday mornin, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday mornin, Monday mornin couldnt guarantee (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
That Monday evenin you would still be here with me
Monday, Monday, can't trust that day
Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday mornin you gave me no warnin of what was to be
Oh Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me
Every other day (every other day), every other day
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
A-you can find me cryin all of the time
Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
So good to me (ba-daba-da-da-da)
Monday mornin, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday mornin, Monday mornin couldnt guarantee
That Monday evenin you would still be here with me
Every other day, every other day
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin all of the time
Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
So good to me (ba-daba-da-da-da)
Monday mornin, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday mornin, Monday mornin couldnt guarantee
That Monday evenin you would still be here with me
Every other day, every other day
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin all of the time
Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Cant trust that day (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
It just turns out that way (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Whoa, Monday, Monday, wont go away (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Monday, Monday, it's here to stay (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Oh Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Oh Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Ba-da ba-da-da-da
Ba-daba-da-da-da
Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
So good to me (ba-daba-da-da-da)
Monday mornin, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday mornin, Monday mornin couldnt guarantee (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
That Monday evenin you would still be here with me
Monday, Monday, can't trust that day
Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday mornin you gave me no warnin of what was to be
Oh Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me
Every other day (every other day), every other day
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
A-you can find me cryin all of the time
Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
So good to me (ba-daba-da-da-da)
Monday mornin, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday mornin, Monday mornin couldnt guarantee
That Monday evenin you would still be here with me
Every other day, every other day
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin all of the time
Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
So good to me (ba-daba-da-da-da)
Monday mornin, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday mornin, Monday mornin couldnt guarantee
That Monday evenin you would still be here with me
Every other day, every other day
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin all of the time
Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Cant trust that day (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
It just turns out that way (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Whoa, Monday, Monday, wont go away (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Monday, Monday, it's here to stay (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Oh Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Oh Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
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Monday, Monday Lyrics as written by John Edmund Andrew Phillips
Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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