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've got your ball
You've got your chain
Tied to me tight
Tie me up again
Who's got their claws
In you, my friend?
Into your heart I'll beat again
Sweet like candy to my soul
Sweet you rock
And sweet you roll
Lost for you, I'm so lost for you
You come crash into me
And I come into you
I come into you
In a boy's dream
In a boy's dream
Touch your lips just so I know
In your eyes, love, it glows so
I'm bare-boned and crazy for you
When you come crash
Into me, baby
And I come into you
In a boy's dream
In a boy's dream
If I've gone overboard
Then I'm begging you
To forgive me
In my haste
When I'm holding you so, girl
Close to me
Oh, and you come crash
Into me, baby
And I come into you
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show the world to me
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show your world to me
In a boy's dream
In a boys dream
Oh, I watch you there
Through the window
And I stare at you
You wear nothing, but you
Wear it so well
Tied up and twisted
The way I'd like to be
For you, for me, come crash
Into me
Who got you off when you got yours?
Who was the first to spill your soul?
Who got you off?
Well, I'm the one
Dreamed of doing it day and night
Oh, sweet like candy to my soul
Sweet you rock and sweet you roll
Oh, I swear over and over
It's you like a wave into me
When you come crash into me, baby
Please, come crash into me
Come crash into me
In a boy's dream
In a boy's dream
No miss you all ? what runs your way?
Who runs up side you and begs everyday?
Who's watching you through your window?
Night comes
Who celebrates with the moon?
That you're like a wave come again
Come and crash into me, baby
And I come into you
In a boy's dream
In a boy's dream
Oh, now it's here, I build my soul
I swear, friend, don't you know
I'm bare boned and crazy for you?
Oh, when you come crash into me, yeah
And you come into me
And you come into me
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show the world to me
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show the world to me
In a boy's dream, yeah
In this boy's dream
I'll be your Dixie chicken
You be my Tennessee lamb
And we will walk together
Down in Dixie land
Crash into me
Crash into me
Crash into me
Crash into me
Oh, I wanna play with you
You've got your chain
Tied to me tight
Tie me up again
Who's got their claws
In you, my friend?
Into your heart I'll beat again
Sweet like candy to my soul
Sweet you rock
And sweet you roll
Lost for you, I'm so lost for you
You come crash into me
And I come into you
I come into you
In a boy's dream
In a boy's dream
Touch your lips just so I know
In your eyes, love, it glows so
I'm bare-boned and crazy for you
When you come crash
Into me, baby
And I come into you
In a boy's dream
In a boy's dream
If I've gone overboard
Then I'm begging you
To forgive me
In my haste
When I'm holding you so, girl
Close to me
Oh, and you come crash
Into me, baby
And I come into you
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show the world to me
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show your world to me
In a boy's dream
In a boys dream
Oh, I watch you there
Through the window
And I stare at you
You wear nothing, but you
Wear it so well
Tied up and twisted
The way I'd like to be
For you, for me, come crash
Into me
Who got you off when you got yours?
Who was the first to spill your soul?
Who got you off?
Well, I'm the one
Dreamed of doing it day and night
Oh, sweet like candy to my soul
Sweet you rock and sweet you roll
Oh, I swear over and over
It's you like a wave into me
When you come crash into me, baby
Please, come crash into me
Come crash into me
In a boy's dream
In a boy's dream
No miss you all ? what runs your way?
Who runs up side you and begs everyday?
Who's watching you through your window?
Night comes
Who celebrates with the moon?
That you're like a wave come again
Come and crash into me, baby
And I come into you
In a boy's dream
In a boy's dream
Oh, now it's here, I build my soul
I swear, friend, don't you know
I'm bare boned and crazy for you?
Oh, when you come crash into me, yeah
And you come into me
And you come into me
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show the world to me
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show the world to me
In a boy's dream, yeah
In this boy's dream
I'll be your Dixie chicken
You be my Tennessee lamb
And we will walk together
Down in Dixie land
Crash into me
Crash into me
Crash into me
Crash into me
Oh, I wanna play with you
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