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.
She's scouring galleries
Counting her calories
Saving her salary too
She's soft and outspoken
But feels like she's broken
And hoping that she will improve
Cause she's been so deceived
That she thinks that she needs to be fixed
She's in love with a man that she met down on Bleecker and 6th
He's more than her neighbor
She likes his behavior
And thinks he can save her for real
And it's not asking much
For a man she can trust
That offers to pay for the meal
And she needs him to call
And she's pounding the wall with her fist
She's in love with a man that she met down on Bleecker and 6th
And this city is scary when
No one is there to share it with
And if anything's wrong
She needs someone strong to take care of it
She wants to take care of him
He's out for a walk
Cause he fought with his boss
Over losses that didn't make sense
It's late afternoon
In the middle of June
And she's reading a book on a bench
So he sits down beside her
And smiles and then he says this
Well I think you're the woman I met down on Bleecker and 6th
And this city is scary when
No one is there to share it with
And if anything's wrong
She needs someone strong to take care of it
She wants to take care of him
At first they were shy
And a little bit quiet
But they stayed awake until dawn
And as the day passed
They both realized at last
They found what they lacked all along
So he takes a deep breath
Puts his hand on her neck
And they kiss
And this isn't a shock
Cause this story does not have a twist
They're in love and they live
In a loft down on Bleecker and 6th
Mhm, Mhm
Mhm, Mhm
Counting her calories
Saving her salary too
She's soft and outspoken
But feels like she's broken
And hoping that she will improve
Cause she's been so deceived
That she thinks that she needs to be fixed
She's in love with a man that she met down on Bleecker and 6th
He's more than her neighbor
She likes his behavior
And thinks he can save her for real
And it's not asking much
For a man she can trust
That offers to pay for the meal
And she needs him to call
And she's pounding the wall with her fist
She's in love with a man that she met down on Bleecker and 6th
And this city is scary when
No one is there to share it with
And if anything's wrong
She needs someone strong to take care of it
She wants to take care of him
He's out for a walk
Cause he fought with his boss
Over losses that didn't make sense
It's late afternoon
In the middle of June
And she's reading a book on a bench
So he sits down beside her
And smiles and then he says this
Well I think you're the woman I met down on Bleecker and 6th
And this city is scary when
No one is there to share it with
And if anything's wrong
She needs someone strong to take care of it
She wants to take care of him
At first they were shy
And a little bit quiet
But they stayed awake until dawn
And as the day passed
They both realized at last
They found what they lacked all along
So he takes a deep breath
Puts his hand on her neck
And they kiss
And this isn't a shock
Cause this story does not have a twist
They're in love and they live
In a loft down on Bleecker and 6th
Mhm, Mhm
Mhm, Mhm
Lyrics submitted by Nikojin
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