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.
I walk the land
And release all the way to my shoes
And I Sailing the Sea's
And watched out all my dream come truth
I'm through the sky
There see everything from a purse view
And I row the streets and reality brought me back to you
That's when I realize that we gotta be a life
Yeah
[Chorus:]
Party like there's nothing left to give
Yeah it's nothing
Yeah there's nothing
Yeah
Party like there's nothing left to give
Yeah it's nothing
Yeah there's nothing
Yeah
Party like there's nothing left to give
Can you imagine going to life so crazy
So busy don't have time to be with you baby
Me to go out and enjoy start live to save me
I been feeling not so good a how about thing are going lately
That's when I realize
That we gotta be a live
[Chorus]
Yeah it's nothing
Yeah there's nothing
Yeah
Party like there's nothing left to give
Yeah it's nothing
Yeah there's nothing
Yeah
Party like there's nothing left to give
[Repeat: x2]
People to the left (yeah) people to the right (yeah)
I've you going to some things in live just no it's gonna be alright
Now all my fellows to the left (yeah) lady's to the right (yeah)
I've you going to some things in live just no it's gonna be alright
So can you give it all to me
Mama
So can you give it all to me
Mama
Wanna feel you're energy
Oh yeah
Wanna see you rock with me
Oh yeah
Let me hear you singing
Yeah it's nothing
Yeah there's nothing
Yeah
Party like there's nothing left to give
Yeah it's nothing
Yeah there's nothing
Yeah
Party like there's nothing left to give
Party like there's nothing left to give
And release all the way to my shoes
And I Sailing the Sea's
And watched out all my dream come truth
I'm through the sky
There see everything from a purse view
And I row the streets and reality brought me back to you
That's when I realize that we gotta be a life
Yeah
[Chorus:]
Party like there's nothing left to give
Yeah it's nothing
Yeah there's nothing
Yeah
Party like there's nothing left to give
Yeah it's nothing
Yeah there's nothing
Yeah
Party like there's nothing left to give
Can you imagine going to life so crazy
So busy don't have time to be with you baby
Me to go out and enjoy start live to save me
I been feeling not so good a how about thing are going lately
That's when I realize
That we gotta be a live
[Chorus]
Yeah it's nothing
Yeah there's nothing
Yeah
Party like there's nothing left to give
Yeah it's nothing
Yeah there's nothing
Yeah
Party like there's nothing left to give
[Repeat: x2]
People to the left (yeah) people to the right (yeah)
I've you going to some things in live just no it's gonna be alright
Now all my fellows to the left (yeah) lady's to the right (yeah)
I've you going to some things in live just no it's gonna be alright
So can you give it all to me
Mama
So can you give it all to me
Mama
Wanna feel you're energy
Oh yeah
Wanna see you rock with me
Oh yeah
Let me hear you singing
Yeah it's nothing
Yeah there's nothing
Yeah
Party like there's nothing left to give
Yeah it's nothing
Yeah there's nothing
Yeah
Party like there's nothing left to give
Party like there's nothing left to give
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Nothing Left to Give Lyrics as written by Giorgio Tuinfort Aliaune Thiam
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