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 know sometimes I get a good feeling, yeah
And I get a feeling that I never, never, never
Never had before, no, no, hey
And I, and I, I just wanna tell y'all, I said y'all
I believe, I believe, I believe
Something got a hold on me, yeah, yeah
Oh, it must be love
Something got a hold on me right now
Oh, it must be love
Let me tell, I never felt like this before
Something got a hold and it won't let go
Believe I'd fly if only I could
Sound so strange, sure it's good
I said whoa, I said whoa
I said whoa
Aha-ho, aha-hey, yeah
Hey, now it must be love
Let me tell you now
Something got a hold on me, yeah, yeah
Oh, it must be love
Something got a hold on me right now, yeah, child
Oh, it must be love
Let me tell you
I never felt like this before
Something's got a hold and it won't let go
Believe I'd fly if only I could
Sound so strange, sure it's good
I said whoa, I said whoa
I said whoa
Aha-ho, aha-hey, yeah
Hey, now it must be love
Let me tell you know
My heart feel heavy, feet feel light
I shake all over, I feel alright
I never thought it could happen to me
It got me heavy without the misery
I never thought it could be this way
Love's sure gone and put a hurting on me
I said whoa, I said whoa
I said whoa
Aha-ho, aha-hey, yeah
Hey, now it must be love
You know it talk like love
It walk like love
It make me feel alright, aye
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, I feel alright
Yeah, yeah, I feel that I feel alright
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah
Alright, alright, yeah
Said it walk like love
Said it talk like love
It makes me feel alright
Oh whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I said something gotta hold on, child
And it won't let go
Said it walk like love, it talk like love
Make me feel alright, make me feel alright
I said hey, I said hey, I said hey
I said hey, I say hey, I say hey
I said hey, I said hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, yeah, hey, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yay, yay, yay
Something got a hold on me, yeah, yeah
Oh, it must be love
Something got a hold on me right now
Oh, it must be love
Let me tell you, I never felt like this before
Something got a hold and it won't let go
Believe I'd fly if only I could
Sound so strange, sure it's good
I said whoa, I said whoa
I said whoa, whoa
Say yeah, say yeah, yeah
Oh, now it must be love, yeah
And I get a feeling that I never, never, never
Never had before, no, no, hey
And I, and I, I just wanna tell y'all, I said y'all
I believe, I believe, I believe
Something got a hold on me, yeah, yeah
Oh, it must be love
Something got a hold on me right now
Oh, it must be love
Let me tell, I never felt like this before
Something got a hold and it won't let go
Believe I'd fly if only I could
Sound so strange, sure it's good
I said whoa, I said whoa
I said whoa
Aha-ho, aha-hey, yeah
Hey, now it must be love
Let me tell you now
Something got a hold on me, yeah, yeah
Oh, it must be love
Something got a hold on me right now, yeah, child
Oh, it must be love
Let me tell you
I never felt like this before
Something's got a hold and it won't let go
Believe I'd fly if only I could
Sound so strange, sure it's good
I said whoa, I said whoa
I said whoa
Aha-ho, aha-hey, yeah
Hey, now it must be love
Let me tell you know
My heart feel heavy, feet feel light
I shake all over, I feel alright
I never thought it could happen to me
It got me heavy without the misery
I never thought it could be this way
Love's sure gone and put a hurting on me
I said whoa, I said whoa
I said whoa
Aha-ho, aha-hey, yeah
Hey, now it must be love
You know it talk like love
It walk like love
It make me feel alright, aye
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, I feel alright
Yeah, yeah, I feel that I feel alright
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah
Alright, alright, yeah
Said it walk like love
Said it talk like love
It makes me feel alright
Oh whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I said something gotta hold on, child
And it won't let go
Said it walk like love, it talk like love
Make me feel alright, make me feel alright
I said hey, I said hey, I said hey
I said hey, I say hey, I say hey
I said hey, I said hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, yeah, hey, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yay, yay, yay
Something got a hold on me, yeah, yeah
Oh, it must be love
Something got a hold on me right now
Oh, it must be love
Let me tell you, I never felt like this before
Something got a hold and it won't let go
Believe I'd fly if only I could
Sound so strange, sure it's good
I said whoa, I said whoa
I said whoa, whoa
Say yeah, say yeah, yeah
Oh, now it must be love, yeah
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