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.
MB!
All around the w-w-world!
Beautiful girl, girl, girl, uh girl
Come through the gate in this place lookin' for one,
Where is that one girl?
'Cause everywhere that I go it's like I see you around.
Am I chasing you or are you chasing me?
I've looked everywhere don't know where you could be
But if you come with me now we'll make our way through the crowd!
And when they see us we'll be shutting it down! I'm goin'
All around the world!
Put your hands in the sky!
Wave em' side to side
I'm lookin' for ya!
All around the world!
Girl wherever your heart is!
I gotta find it!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Wherever your heart is, I gotta find it!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
I'm lookin' for you all around r-r-round the world!
I don't know why you so shy, when your swag is so fly!
Pretty brown eyed, girl
There ain't a star in the whole galaxy that can light up the night like you
Do it for me!
So if you wanna rock on, then baby stand up!
Until the sun hits the ground, we on the dance floor!
But if you come with me now we'll make our way through the crowd!
And when they see us we'll be shutting it down! I'm goin'!
All around the world!
Put your hands in the sky!
Wave em' side to side
I'm lookin' for ya!
All around the world!
Girl wherever your heart is!
I gotta find it!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Wherever your heart is, I gotta find it!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
I'm lookin' for you all around r-round the world!
B-B-Baby come closer!
D-don't make me wait much longer!
Don't you wanna be. Right here next to me, yeah
I wanna feel your heartbeat tonight!
So if you wanna rock on, then baby stand up!
Until the sun hits the ground, we on the dance floor!
But if you come with me now we'll make our way through the crowd!
And when they see us we'll be shutting it down! I'm goin'
All around the world!
Put your hands in the sky!
Wave em' side to side
I'm lookin' for you
all around the world!
Girl wherever your heart is!
I gotta find it!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Wherever your heart is, I gotta find it!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
I'm lookin' for you all around r-r-round the world!
MB-B-B-B-B
Put ya hands up!
All around the world!
Beautiful girl!
All around the w-w-world!
Beautiful girl, girl, girl, uh girl
Come through the gate in this place lookin' for one,
Where is that one girl?
'Cause everywhere that I go it's like I see you around.
Am I chasing you or are you chasing me?
I've looked everywhere don't know where you could be
But if you come with me now we'll make our way through the crowd!
And when they see us we'll be shutting it down! I'm goin'
All around the world!
Put your hands in the sky!
Wave em' side to side
I'm lookin' for ya!
All around the world!
Girl wherever your heart is!
I gotta find it!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Wherever your heart is, I gotta find it!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
I'm lookin' for you all around r-r-round the world!
I don't know why you so shy, when your swag is so fly!
Pretty brown eyed, girl
There ain't a star in the whole galaxy that can light up the night like you
Do it for me!
So if you wanna rock on, then baby stand up!
Until the sun hits the ground, we on the dance floor!
But if you come with me now we'll make our way through the crowd!
And when they see us we'll be shutting it down! I'm goin'!
All around the world!
Put your hands in the sky!
Wave em' side to side
I'm lookin' for ya!
All around the world!
Girl wherever your heart is!
I gotta find it!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Wherever your heart is, I gotta find it!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
I'm lookin' for you all around r-round the world!
B-B-Baby come closer!
D-don't make me wait much longer!
Don't you wanna be. Right here next to me, yeah
I wanna feel your heartbeat tonight!
So if you wanna rock on, then baby stand up!
Until the sun hits the ground, we on the dance floor!
But if you come with me now we'll make our way through the crowd!
And when they see us we'll be shutting it down! I'm goin'
All around the world!
Put your hands in the sky!
Wave em' side to side
I'm lookin' for you
all around the world!
Girl wherever your heart is!
I gotta find it!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Wherever your heart is, I gotta find it!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
I'm lookin' for you all around r-r-round the world!
MB-B-B-B-B
Put ya hands up!
All around the world!
Beautiful girl!
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All Around the World Lyrics as written by Makeba Ronnie Riddick Candice Clotiel Nelson
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