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.
Mmh
Venus, Jupiter, Mars
Their mystical journey
They travel along on their paths
And vision gets blurry
Returning to places they've been before
But never to stay there and rest
There's no point in dwelling on things that change
So they keep moving instead
Moving and moving on orbits surrounding the sun
An audience of millions of stars
They watch as they run
And once in a million years when the stars collide
They realize in disappointment
That they'll never arrive
Mmh
I'm driving in circles alone
The city is sleeping
Not thinking just singing along
To songs about dreaming
There's buildings on buildings just passing by
If gravity didn't hold me down
I'd fly away
But it stays
So I keep driving ahead
Moving and moving on orbits surrounding the sun
An audience of millions of stars
They watch as they run
And once in a million years when the stars collide
They realize in disappointment
That they'll never arrive
Oh, moving and moving on orbits surrounding the sun
An audience of millions of stars
They watch as they run
And once in a million years when the stars collide
They realize in disappointment
That they'll never arrive
Mmh
Venus, Jupiter, Mars
Their mystical journey
They travel along on their paths
And vision gets blurry
Returning to places they've been before
But never to stay there and rest
There's no point in dwelling on things that change
So they keep moving instead
Moving and moving on orbits surrounding the sun
An audience of millions of stars
They watch as they run
And once in a million years when the stars collide
They realize in disappointment
That they'll never arrive
Mmh
I'm driving in circles alone
The city is sleeping
Not thinking just singing along
To songs about dreaming
There's buildings on buildings just passing by
If gravity didn't hold me down
I'd fly away
But it stays
So I keep driving ahead
Moving and moving on orbits surrounding the sun
An audience of millions of stars
They watch as they run
And once in a million years when the stars collide
They realize in disappointment
That they'll never arrive
Oh, moving and moving on orbits surrounding the sun
An audience of millions of stars
They watch as they run
And once in a million years when the stars collide
They realize in disappointment
That they'll never arrive
Mmh
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