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.
Black fly in a whiskey bottle
Whiskey bottles full of all your lies
And black flies
Sometimes lies are sweet like honey
When you tell me that you love me so
I drink it up, you know
Don't do me no good, but I cannot resist
Bad can be good, lick the lies from your lips
Before you go, just one last taste
One for the road, and our mistakes
If you say it, I'll believe it
I don't care if you don't mean a word
As long as it don't hurt
Don't do me no good, but I cannot resist
Bad can be good, lick the lies from your lips
Before you go, just one last taste
One for the road, and our mistakes
For Tupelo, the sweetest taste
Lay down beside me and drink away, drink away
Black heart in a jilted lover
Jilted lover, I'll stay by your side
Before you go, just one last taste
One for the road, and our mistakes
For Tupelo, the sweetest taste
Lay down beside me and drink away, drink away
Whiskey bottles full of all your lies
And black flies
Sometimes lies are sweet like honey
When you tell me that you love me so
I drink it up, you know
Don't do me no good, but I cannot resist
Bad can be good, lick the lies from your lips
Before you go, just one last taste
One for the road, and our mistakes
If you say it, I'll believe it
I don't care if you don't mean a word
As long as it don't hurt
Don't do me no good, but I cannot resist
Bad can be good, lick the lies from your lips
Before you go, just one last taste
One for the road, and our mistakes
For Tupelo, the sweetest taste
Lay down beside me and drink away, drink away
Black heart in a jilted lover
Jilted lover, I'll stay by your side
Before you go, just one last taste
One for the road, and our mistakes
For Tupelo, the sweetest taste
Lay down beside me and drink away, drink away
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Black Fly Lyrics as written by Ron Lopata Lindi Ortega
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Anthem Entertainment
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