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.
Carry me down to the sea carry me down where they're waiting for me
That's where I want to be that's where it all comes around
Watching the ships pass by me friendships and small ships and hardships and dreams
That's where I want to be here where it all comes around
Oh, my head is in the sand all my life passin' by
All of my days I have seen all of the tears and the laughter and dreams
Movin' before me waves and the ocean and sea
Life is a big tambourine the more that you shake it the better it seems
This is my (not) wisdom these are just words from the sea
Oh my head is in the sand all my days passin' by
When I get older, settlin' down would you come down to the sea
Ah-ha carry me down to the sea again, ah-ha
Oh, carry me down to the sea again, ah-ha, ah-ha
Carry me down to the sea again, ah-ha, ah-ho
Carry me down to the sea again
Carry me down, carry me down,
Carry me down to the sea again
Carry me down, carry me down,
Carry me down to the sea, ah-ha, ah-ha
Won't you please, carry me down
Please, carry me down
Come on come on come on come on come on
Down down down to the sea, again, yes
That's where I want to be that's where it all comes around
Watching the ships pass by me friendships and small ships and hardships and dreams
That's where I want to be here where it all comes around
Oh, my head is in the sand all my life passin' by
All of my days I have seen all of the tears and the laughter and dreams
Movin' before me waves and the ocean and sea
Life is a big tambourine the more that you shake it the better it seems
This is my (not) wisdom these are just words from the sea
Oh my head is in the sand all my days passin' by
When I get older, settlin' down would you come down to the sea
Ah-ha carry me down to the sea again, ah-ha
Oh, carry me down to the sea again, ah-ha, ah-ha
Carry me down to the sea again, ah-ha, ah-ho
Carry me down to the sea again
Carry me down, carry me down,
Carry me down to the sea again
Carry me down, carry me down,
Carry me down to the sea, ah-ha, ah-ha
Won't you please, carry me down
Please, carry me down
Come on come on come on come on come on
Down down down to the sea, again, yes
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