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.
You told me one
You told me two
You told me ten thousand lies, little girl
You told me ten thousand lies
Well you told me more lies
Than stars in the sky
You'll never get to heaven when you die, little girl
You'll never get to heaven when you die
Chorus:
I'm fallin' on my knees
And I'm beggin' you please
Won't you come along and stand by me, little girl
Won't you come along and stand by me
I wished to the Lord
That I never had been born
That I'd died when I was young, little girl
That I'd died when I was young
I never would have kissed
Your red rosy lips
Never heard your lying tongue, little girl
No never heard your lying tongue
(Chorus)
I'm going down that road
That long lonesome road
So won't you hang down head and cry little girl
Oh hang down your little head and cry
I give you all my money
I give you all my time
But you give me the back of your head, little girl
Oh you give me the back of your head
(Chorus)
You'll never never
Never never
Never never
Never never
Never get to heaven when you die, little girl
No you'll never get to heaven when you die
You told me two
You told me ten thousand lies, little girl
You told me ten thousand lies
Well you told me more lies
Than stars in the sky
You'll never get to heaven when you die, little girl
You'll never get to heaven when you die
Chorus:
I'm fallin' on my knees
And I'm beggin' you please
Won't you come along and stand by me, little girl
Won't you come along and stand by me
I wished to the Lord
That I never had been born
That I'd died when I was young, little girl
That I'd died when I was young
I never would have kissed
Your red rosy lips
Never heard your lying tongue, little girl
No never heard your lying tongue
(Chorus)
I'm going down that road
That long lonesome road
So won't you hang down head and cry little girl
Oh hang down your little head and cry
I give you all my money
I give you all my time
But you give me the back of your head, little girl
Oh you give me the back of your head
(Chorus)
You'll never never
Never never
Never never
Never never
Never get to heaven when you die, little girl
No you'll never get to heaven when you die
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Fall on My Knees Lyrics as written by Ketch Secor Critter Fuqua
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