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.
Oh, baby, oh, baby, oh
We both know the truth
If it were the real me and you
This wouldn't be the right thing to do
Now the room is all hazy
We're too lost in the fumes
I feel like it's just me and you
Yeah, we got nothing to lose
It's too late to run away from it all
It's too late to get away from it all
I'm done with running so I give it to you
This moment has caused a reaction
Resulting in a reattachment
Will you take me to nirvana?
I don't think this will last
'Cause you're here in my arms
Oh, baby, oh, baby, oh
We both feel the same
I'm not gonna give you my name
And I don't think you want that to change
We're in this together
We don't know who we are
Even if it's moving too fast
Maybe we should take it too far
It's too late to run away from it all
It's too late to get away from it all
I'm done with running so I give it to you
This moment has caused a reaction
Resulting in a reattachment
Will you take me to nirvana?
I don't think this will last
'Cause you're here in my arms
Will you take me to nirvana?
I don't think this will last
'Cause you're here in my arms
We both know the truth
If it were the real me and you
This wouldn't be the right thing to do
Now the room is all hazy
We're too lost in the fumes
I feel like it's just me and you
Yeah, we got nothing to lose
It's too late to run away from it all
It's too late to get away from it all
I'm done with running so I give it to you
This moment has caused a reaction
Resulting in a reattachment
Will you take me to nirvana?
I don't think this will last
'Cause you're here in my arms
Oh, baby, oh, baby, oh
We both feel the same
I'm not gonna give you my name
And I don't think you want that to change
We're in this together
We don't know who we are
Even if it's moving too fast
Maybe we should take it too far
It's too late to run away from it all
It's too late to get away from it all
I'm done with running so I give it to you
This moment has caused a reaction
Resulting in a reattachment
Will you take me to nirvana?
I don't think this will last
'Cause you're here in my arms
Will you take me to nirvana?
I don't think this will last
'Cause you're here in my arms
Lyrics submitted by oumah, edited by madeleine08
Nirvana Lyrics as written by Harry Craze Anup Paul
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
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"Oh, we both know the truth If it were the real me and you This wouldn't be the right thing to do"
They are both leaving their identities as partnered adults for a moment and putting them aside. They both know it is wrong to have sex with each other but they are doing it anyway.
"It's too late to run away from it all It's too late to get away from it all I'm done with running so I give it to you"
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"This moment has caused a reaction Resulting in a reattachment Girl, you take me to Nirvana I don't think this will last 'Cause you're here in my arms"
Nirvana is a state of bliss. The ecstasy of illicit lovemaking cannot last forever because the partnered woman can only be in his arms for a short time.
"Oh, baby Oh, baby Oh, we both feel the same I'm not gonna give you my name And I don't think you want that to change"
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"We're in this together We don't know who we are Even if it's moving too fast Maybe we should take it too far"
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