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.
C'mon
A click clacking my heart keeps making an ominous sound
That chain keeps dragging me up just to drop me back down
I think I'm over the hump enough to see the other side
That's when another thought of you runs through my mind
Since you had to go
I've been on a roller coaster ride
Up and down I go
Over you, about to lose my mind
It's out of control
Round and round, upside down and down upside
Since you had to go
I've been on a roller coaster ride
Psychedelic trip, my stomach flips again and again
I'd love to get my ticket back but I'm locked in
A white knuckle grip hanging onto what's left of my life
I hate to think about to coming down when I'm up this high
Since you had to go
I've been on a roller coaster ride
Up and down I go
Over you, about to lose my mind
Pain points his gun
And I hold my hands up high
Off the edge I go
On this roller coaster ride
Hang on
Since you had to go
I've been on a roller coaster ride
Up and down I go
Over you, about to lose my mind
It's out of control
Round and round,
Upside down and down upside
Since you had to go
I've been on a roller coaster ride
A click clacking my heart keeps making an ominous sound
That chain keeps dragging me up just to drop me back down
I think I'm over the hump enough to see the other side
That's when another thought of you runs through my mind
Since you had to go
I've been on a roller coaster ride
Up and down I go
Over you, about to lose my mind
It's out of control
Round and round, upside down and down upside
Since you had to go
I've been on a roller coaster ride
Psychedelic trip, my stomach flips again and again
I'd love to get my ticket back but I'm locked in
A white knuckle grip hanging onto what's left of my life
I hate to think about to coming down when I'm up this high
Since you had to go
I've been on a roller coaster ride
Up and down I go
Over you, about to lose my mind
Pain points his gun
And I hold my hands up high
Off the edge I go
On this roller coaster ride
Hang on
Since you had to go
I've been on a roller coaster ride
Up and down I go
Over you, about to lose my mind
It's out of control
Round and round,
Upside down and down upside
Since you had to go
I've been on a roller coaster ride
Lyrics submitted by harderman61
Roller Coaster Ride Lyrics as written by Jeff Hyde Eric Church
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Anthem Entertainment
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