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.
Remember when people thought the world was round, the world was round?
Remember when people thought the world was round, the world was round?
Everything spins, everything spins on my head
Everything spins, everything spins, everything spins on my head
Everything spins, everything spins, everything spins on my head
On my compact disc
Everything spins, everything spins from my head 'til my motion sickness
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Remember when we both first felt the world is sound, the world is sound?
Remember when we both first heard the wall of sound, the wall of sound?
Everything locks, everything locks to my grave
Everything locks, everything locks , everything locks to my grave
Everything locks, everything locks, everything locks to my grave and my broken limbs
Everything locks, everything locks to my grave and the life I live
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
I am only turning out to you (ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh)
I am only felt and seen by you (ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh)
A world I'm in to take within your hands (ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh)
A world we both take through no contact lens (ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh)
Remember when people thought the world was round, the world was round?
Everything spins, everything spins on my head
Everything spins, everything spins, everything spins on my head
Everything spins, everything spins, everything spins on my head
On my compact disc
Everything spins, everything spins from my head 'til my motion sickness
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Remember when we both first felt the world is sound, the world is sound?
Remember when we both first heard the wall of sound, the wall of sound?
Everything locks, everything locks to my grave
Everything locks, everything locks , everything locks to my grave
Everything locks, everything locks, everything locks to my grave and my broken limbs
Everything locks, everything locks to my grave and the life I live
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh
I am only turning out to you (ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh)
I am only felt and seen by you (ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh)
A world I'm in to take within your hands (ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh)
A world we both take through no contact lens (ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh)
Lyrics submitted by 60_miles_an_hour, edited by tsiphon, mbw314
Motion Sickness Lyrics as written by Brian Degraw Alexis Benjamin Taylor
Lyrics © WARP MUSIC LIMITED, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I'm hearing 'everything spins from my hip' and 'broken lid'... must have had a Discman. Meh. MiniDiscs were better... didn't skip.