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.
Expensive being poor
And the car is of the road
But I never had a car
But I pay more for food
But the supermarkets too far
It's expensive being poor
Because everything cost more
Knocking on a closing door
It's expensive being poor
Someone throw me down some crumbs
I will eat them off the floor
It's expensive being poor
But I look good when I get desperate
And the box is on the fritz
It's a black and white, or was
I tried taking it to bits
Now the picture's just a grey fuss
It's expensive being poor
Because everything cost more
Someone pick me off the floor
It's expensive being poor
How can I live with what I did
When the cinema is 6 quid'
It's expensive being poor
But I look good when I get desperate
Let the good times roll
Into a bottomless hole
With job friends and future
My ideal home furniture
Let the trumpets sound
As my house falls down
And the dust begins to clear
And I'm lying on the ground
And I'm standing on a path
In an unknown part of town
And the path leads me away
Over hills and out of sight
In the blazing sun by day
And the hanging moon by night
And I wind up in a place
Where I never have to count
And I never see the waves
As I push my leaking boat out
It's expensive being poor
Because everything hurts more
Knocking on a bolted door
It's expensive being poor
Someone throw me down some crumbs
I will eat them off the floor
It's expensive being poor
But I look good when I get desperate
And the car is of the road
But I never had a car
But I pay more for food
But the supermarkets too far
It's expensive being poor
Because everything cost more
Knocking on a closing door
It's expensive being poor
Someone throw me down some crumbs
I will eat them off the floor
It's expensive being poor
But I look good when I get desperate
And the box is on the fritz
It's a black and white, or was
I tried taking it to bits
Now the picture's just a grey fuss
It's expensive being poor
Because everything cost more
Someone pick me off the floor
It's expensive being poor
How can I live with what I did
When the cinema is 6 quid'
It's expensive being poor
But I look good when I get desperate
Let the good times roll
Into a bottomless hole
With job friends and future
My ideal home furniture
Let the trumpets sound
As my house falls down
And the dust begins to clear
And I'm lying on the ground
And I'm standing on a path
In an unknown part of town
And the path leads me away
Over hills and out of sight
In the blazing sun by day
And the hanging moon by night
And I wind up in a place
Where I never have to count
And I never see the waves
As I push my leaking boat out
It's expensive being poor
Because everything hurts more
Knocking on a bolted door
It's expensive being poor
Someone throw me down some crumbs
I will eat them off the floor
It's expensive being poor
But I look good when I get desperate
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