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.
I tell her
That I think that she’s the one
Her answer
Is her brother with a loaded gun
If these magnets do what they say
How come I could never make her stay?
I am magnetically
Drawing my death to me
So why can’t my body
Reverse polarity?
You walk into my town
Waving that gun around
You want a fight
I’ll give you one tonight
I think you better not mess with Magnetman
She tells me
I’m sorry, I gotta Roll
Now I see
She’s broken what she stole
Still her words echo in my head
Watch yourself my brother wants you dead
I am magnetically
Drawing my death to me
So why can’t my body
Reverse polarity?
You walk into my town
Waving that gun around
You want a fight
I’ll give you one tonight
I think you better not mess with Magnetman
So it’s clear
That our folks don’t get along
Now you fear
What we had is wrong
Sure, my dad wants to rule the world
But can you let that get between us girl?
I am magnetically
Drawing my death to me
So why can’t my body
Reverse polarity?
You walk into my town
Waving that gun around
You want a fight
I’ll give you one tonight
I think you better not mess with Magnetman
Baby you’re all I think of baby
I can attract everything I see
But the one I love to me
Come back to me baby…
That I think that she’s the one
Her answer
Is her brother with a loaded gun
If these magnets do what they say
How come I could never make her stay?
I am magnetically
Drawing my death to me
So why can’t my body
Reverse polarity?
You walk into my town
Waving that gun around
You want a fight
I’ll give you one tonight
I think you better not mess with Magnetman
She tells me
I’m sorry, I gotta Roll
Now I see
She’s broken what she stole
Still her words echo in my head
Watch yourself my brother wants you dead
I am magnetically
Drawing my death to me
So why can’t my body
Reverse polarity?
You walk into my town
Waving that gun around
You want a fight
I’ll give you one tonight
I think you better not mess with Magnetman
So it’s clear
That our folks don’t get along
Now you fear
What we had is wrong
Sure, my dad wants to rule the world
But can you let that get between us girl?
I am magnetically
Drawing my death to me
So why can’t my body
Reverse polarity?
You walk into my town
Waving that gun around
You want a fight
I’ll give you one tonight
I think you better not mess with Magnetman
Baby you’re all I think of baby
I can attract everything I see
But the one I love to me
Come back to me baby…
Lyrics submitted by gonesovereign
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