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.
'A Different Class', 'The Mortgaged Heart',.
The man from Sparks, the Crystal Park.
We're running out of sane excuses now
We're running out with snow white tails.
Why don't you stay here?
Why don't you just stay?
It's hell to see you slope off that way.
The nowhere stores, the get-out clause.
The hand in paw, the coral dawn.
We're running out of sane excuses now
We're running out with snow white tails.
Why don't you stay here?
Why don't you just stay?
It's hell to see you slope off that way.
As he was stretched out in your arms -
You'd rather kill than cause him harm.
There were only hours before the theft -
Only hours before he left.
[You're good at acting strong.
So deceptive and so wrong.
Now nothing else will turn you on.
Now the rabbit kids have won.]
It's building up...
The man from Sparks, the Crystal Park.
We're running out of sane excuses now
We're running out with snow white tails.
Why don't you stay here?
Why don't you just stay?
It's hell to see you slope off that way.
The nowhere stores, the get-out clause.
The hand in paw, the coral dawn.
We're running out of sane excuses now
We're running out with snow white tails.
Why don't you stay here?
Why don't you just stay?
It's hell to see you slope off that way.
As he was stretched out in your arms -
You'd rather kill than cause him harm.
There were only hours before the theft -
Only hours before he left.
[You're good at acting strong.
So deceptive and so wrong.
Now nothing else will turn you on.
Now the rabbit kids have won.]
It's building up...
Lyrics submitted by SvenShaw
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