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, you're not the girl I used to know
How the hell did you get so cold?
Uh, I bet you kick yourself to know
What I been since you let me go, yeah
Now you wanna be with me, yeah
But you let your colours show
And it's a long way home, home
(Chorus)
Hey girl, look at what you started
Playing with love got you brokenhearted
I thought you were all I wanted
All good since the day we parted
Now the tables turned, lessons learned and you got burned yeah
Hey girl, look at what you started
Playing with love got you broke, brokenhearted
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
Yeah, I was standing in the dark
Girl, but now I'm in control
And we're a million miles apart
Tell me why you sold your soul
'Cause now you are the lonely one
Since you let your colours show
Baby it's a long way home, home
(Chorus)
Hey girl, look at what you started
Playing with love got you brokenhearted
I thought you were all I wanted
All good since the day we parted
Now the tables turned, lessons learned and you got burned yeah
Hey girl, look at what you started
Playing with love got you broke, brokenhearted
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
(B.o.B)
Yeah
Hey, Lawson, what's up?
Yeah
It's funny how the table's turned
I used to go for you but I was not your main concern
(So it burned) I had to let it burn
Expect the unexpected you never know what you learn
You never know what you do or what you'll get in return
See life is like a mission, you only get what you earn
But you would be in attention you really didn't deserve
But now we're feeling vicious
I kicked the bitch to the curb
And you have been booted
That's just how we do it
If I had a remote then you would be muted
But you made your choice and now you feeling foolish
But ask me how I feel
I don't give a mass of two shits (Ha!)
(Lawson)
La la la la la la la la la
Hey girl look at what you started
Played with love got you brokenhearted
I thought you were all I wanted
All good since the day we parted
Now table's turned,
Lessons learned,
You got burnt, yeah.
Hey girl look at what you started
Played with love got you broke...brokenhearted
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
Now you're living with a broken heart
Now you're living, now you're living, now you're living with a broken heart
Now you're living, now you're living, now you're living with a broken heart
Now you're living, now you're living
Played with love got you broke... brokenhearted
How the hell did you get so cold?
Uh, I bet you kick yourself to know
What I been since you let me go, yeah
Now you wanna be with me, yeah
But you let your colours show
And it's a long way home, home
(Chorus)
Hey girl, look at what you started
Playing with love got you brokenhearted
I thought you were all I wanted
All good since the day we parted
Now the tables turned, lessons learned and you got burned yeah
Hey girl, look at what you started
Playing with love got you broke, brokenhearted
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
Yeah, I was standing in the dark
Girl, but now I'm in control
And we're a million miles apart
Tell me why you sold your soul
'Cause now you are the lonely one
Since you let your colours show
Baby it's a long way home, home
(Chorus)
Hey girl, look at what you started
Playing with love got you brokenhearted
I thought you were all I wanted
All good since the day we parted
Now the tables turned, lessons learned and you got burned yeah
Hey girl, look at what you started
Playing with love got you broke, brokenhearted
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
(B.o.B)
Yeah
Hey, Lawson, what's up?
Yeah
It's funny how the table's turned
I used to go for you but I was not your main concern
(So it burned) I had to let it burn
Expect the unexpected you never know what you learn
You never know what you do or what you'll get in return
See life is like a mission, you only get what you earn
But you would be in attention you really didn't deserve
But now we're feeling vicious
I kicked the bitch to the curb
And you have been booted
That's just how we do it
If I had a remote then you would be muted
But you made your choice and now you feeling foolish
But ask me how I feel
I don't give a mass of two shits (Ha!)
(Lawson)
La la la la la la la la la
Hey girl look at what you started
Played with love got you brokenhearted
I thought you were all I wanted
All good since the day we parted
Now table's turned,
Lessons learned,
You got burnt, yeah.
Hey girl look at what you started
Played with love got you broke...brokenhearted
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
Now you're living with a broken heart
Now you're living, now you're living, now you're living with a broken heart
Now you're living, now you're living, now you're living with a broken heart
Now you're living, now you're living
Played with love got you broke... brokenhearted
Lyrics submitted by Abbie96
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