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.
Thought about it, no doubt about it
When you seek you find, since I left you
Can't seem to get you off of my mind
I paid the cost, now it appears I've lost the melody
Got monumental makin' up to do with you, baby
Made some mistakes, caused some heartbreak
You must be fed up, I didn't mean it
When I was screamin', that I'd had enough
An' all the time that's passed from then to now
I can't get it right, baby girl, I need to see you tonight
'Cause I miss you, want you, need you back in my life
Got to get back to them days, when you were mine
I'll do whatever I gotta do, to make you see
I can't live without you, girl, come back to me
Come back to me
Told you so many lies, just to feed my selfishness and greed
Through all the fanfare what was out there, wasn't what I need
Found an old photograph brought back all the memories
Wasted so much time without you, my baby
I beep you, try to reach you, head over to your place
I get over, someone else's Rover is parked up in my space
What have I done, I might have lost the one, I might be too late
Every time I get the machine, I say, I say
I miss you, want you, need you back in my life
Got to get back to them days, when you were mine
I'll do whatever I gotta do, to make you see
I can't live without you girl, come back to me
Oh, I know there's still a place for me in your heart
And oh, every moment I spend without you, girl, is tearing me apart
I know that this ain't the way that it was meant to be
Baby, please forgive me, girl, come on back
'Cause I miss you, want you, need you back in my life
Got to get back to them days, when you were mine
I'll do whatever I gotta do, to make you see
I can't live without you girl, come back to me
When you seek you find, since I left you
Can't seem to get you off of my mind
I paid the cost, now it appears I've lost the melody
Got monumental makin' up to do with you, baby
Made some mistakes, caused some heartbreak
You must be fed up, I didn't mean it
When I was screamin', that I'd had enough
An' all the time that's passed from then to now
I can't get it right, baby girl, I need to see you tonight
'Cause I miss you, want you, need you back in my life
Got to get back to them days, when you were mine
I'll do whatever I gotta do, to make you see
I can't live without you, girl, come back to me
Come back to me
Told you so many lies, just to feed my selfishness and greed
Through all the fanfare what was out there, wasn't what I need
Found an old photograph brought back all the memories
Wasted so much time without you, my baby
I beep you, try to reach you, head over to your place
I get over, someone else's Rover is parked up in my space
What have I done, I might have lost the one, I might be too late
Every time I get the machine, I say, I say
I miss you, want you, need you back in my life
Got to get back to them days, when you were mine
I'll do whatever I gotta do, to make you see
I can't live without you girl, come back to me
Oh, I know there's still a place for me in your heart
And oh, every moment I spend without you, girl, is tearing me apart
I know that this ain't the way that it was meant to be
Baby, please forgive me, girl, come on back
'Cause I miss you, want you, need you back in my life
Got to get back to them days, when you were mine
I'll do whatever I gotta do, to make you see
I can't live without you girl, come back to me
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Whatcha Gonna Do? Lyrics as written by Brian Mcknight Terius Gray
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