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.
Another Friday night,and the week is over,
Got a bottle of wine and a meal for one,
Never could've known she was walkin' with me in the rain.
And now we're back to back on the escalator,
Beat the sliding doors, by a twist of fate.
Then I galnced behind an evening paper,
And there she was!
Lonelies gone, suddenly I've got this feeling,
Lonelies gone, I spin around, yeah, yeah,
I left the ground, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Should I make a move?
Did she catch me falling
What have I got to lose
Will she stop me dead?
Before I catch my breath, I can't believe she's walking up my trail,
Beat the sliding doors is she gone? don't lose her,
Gotta keep my head, someone taps my shoulder,
I spin around and she's just smiling
I guess she knows.
Lonelies gone, suddenly I've got this feeling,
Lonelies gone, I spin around, yeah, yeah,
I left the ground, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Is this fate or happenstance?
Her design or my last chance?
I can't speak cause she takes my breath away.
So it's Friday night,now the day is over,
Got a bottle of wine and a meal for two,
But there's no room on the dining table
Here we go, here we go
Lonelies gone, suddenly I've got this feeling
Lonelies gone, I spin around, yeah, yeah,
I left the ground, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Got a bottle of wine and a meal for one,
Never could've known she was walkin' with me in the rain.
And now we're back to back on the escalator,
Beat the sliding doors, by a twist of fate.
Then I galnced behind an evening paper,
And there she was!
Lonelies gone, suddenly I've got this feeling,
Lonelies gone, I spin around, yeah, yeah,
I left the ground, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Should I make a move?
Did she catch me falling
What have I got to lose
Will she stop me dead?
Before I catch my breath, I can't believe she's walking up my trail,
Beat the sliding doors is she gone? don't lose her,
Gotta keep my head, someone taps my shoulder,
I spin around and she's just smiling
I guess she knows.
Lonelies gone, suddenly I've got this feeling,
Lonelies gone, I spin around, yeah, yeah,
I left the ground, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Is this fate or happenstance?
Her design or my last chance?
I can't speak cause she takes my breath away.
So it's Friday night,now the day is over,
Got a bottle of wine and a meal for two,
But there's no room on the dining table
Here we go, here we go
Lonelies gone, suddenly I've got this feeling
Lonelies gone, I spin around, yeah, yeah,
I left the ground, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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