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.
Right at the front door I recognized the perfume
The scent was perfect in the dusk by the moon
There must be many ways to ask her to my room
Why didn't I dare?
Well, every hour I try to get somethin' done
Out on the weekend when I'm just havin' some fun
I'm windin' up with none, just zeros, no one's, just space with no air
I get: "bye-bye baby-baby bye baby-baby bye-bye
Real sugar, I don't want to climb no walls
Real sugar, that's what I want or none at all
Real sugar, sweet as a sweet can be
Real sugar, that's what I want and what I need
That's what I need
Yeh, every Friday I'm gattin' ready to roll
I want her blue eyes start sayin' "hi" and "hello"
But I can always tell she'd rather be alone with some other guy
I get: "bye-bye baby-baby bye baby-baby bye-bye
Real sugar, I don't want to climb no walls
Real sugar, that's what I want or none at all
Real sugar, sweet as a sweet can be
Real sugar, that's what I want and what I need
Real sugar, I don't want to climb no walls
Real sugar, that's what I want or none at all
Real sugar, sweet as a sweet can be
Real sugar, that's what you've got so what's for me? Hey, what's for me?
I turn myself in, turn turn turn
I turn myself out. outside and in
Gimme gimme real sugar
I don't want to climb no walls
The scent was perfect in the dusk by the moon
There must be many ways to ask her to my room
Why didn't I dare?
Well, every hour I try to get somethin' done
Out on the weekend when I'm just havin' some fun
I'm windin' up with none, just zeros, no one's, just space with no air
I get: "bye-bye baby-baby bye baby-baby bye-bye
Real sugar, I don't want to climb no walls
Real sugar, that's what I want or none at all
Real sugar, sweet as a sweet can be
Real sugar, that's what I want and what I need
That's what I need
Yeh, every Friday I'm gattin' ready to roll
I want her blue eyes start sayin' "hi" and "hello"
But I can always tell she'd rather be alone with some other guy
I get: "bye-bye baby-baby bye baby-baby bye-bye
Real sugar, I don't want to climb no walls
Real sugar, that's what I want or none at all
Real sugar, sweet as a sweet can be
Real sugar, that's what I want and what I need
Real sugar, I don't want to climb no walls
Real sugar, that's what I want or none at all
Real sugar, sweet as a sweet can be
Real sugar, that's what you've got so what's for me? Hey, what's for me?
I turn myself in, turn turn turn
I turn myself out. outside and in
Gimme gimme real sugar
I don't want to climb no walls
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