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 [?] Winter frost
Wanted to call them back, wilted them off
I'm craving your skin, rain that swims
An October wind is prevailing again
So, who will house my sinnerman?
It comes in floods and runs away
Rattling the dewy moss with my last footsteps and I'm not done yet
Kiss and kiss but can't beget and I'm not done yet
I [?] Winter frost
Wanted to call them back, wilted them off
But I'm brave on your skin, and glitter that swims
An October wind prevailing again
Am I concerned?
Don't ever say
You're on holiday and browsing men and lingerie
Don't ever say
Rattling the morning light with each lit end and I'm not done yet
Don't ever say
Kiss and kiss but can't beget and I'm not done yet
Let 'em all hear, let 'em all hear
Let 'em all hear, let 'em all hear, let them know
And they know, and they know
And they know, and they know
And they know, and they know
Your name, your name
Your name, your name
Your name, your
Fraught both catch and confound, I can't deny you'll stay
Don't ever say
You've fallen to the fames, you'll hobble home tonight
Don't ever say
Dawn, but in the morning, lost with my last footsteps and I'm not done yet
Don't ever say
Kiss and kiss but can't beget and I'm not done yet
Don't ever say, don't ever say, don't ever say
I'm not done yet
I'm not done yet
No, I'm not, I'm not done yet
Wanted to call them back, wilted them off
I'm craving your skin, rain that swims
An October wind is prevailing again
So, who will house my sinnerman?
It comes in floods and runs away
Rattling the dewy moss with my last footsteps and I'm not done yet
Kiss and kiss but can't beget and I'm not done yet
I [?] Winter frost
Wanted to call them back, wilted them off
But I'm brave on your skin, and glitter that swims
An October wind prevailing again
Am I concerned?
Don't ever say
You're on holiday and browsing men and lingerie
Don't ever say
Rattling the morning light with each lit end and I'm not done yet
Don't ever say
Kiss and kiss but can't beget and I'm not done yet
Let 'em all hear, let 'em all hear
Let 'em all hear, let 'em all hear, let them know
And they know, and they know
And they know, and they know
And they know, and they know
Your name, your name
Your name, your name
Your name, your
Fraught both catch and confound, I can't deny you'll stay
Don't ever say
You've fallen to the fames, you'll hobble home tonight
Don't ever say
Dawn, but in the morning, lost with my last footsteps and I'm not done yet
Don't ever say
Kiss and kiss but can't beget and I'm not done yet
Don't ever say, don't ever say, don't ever say
I'm not done yet
I'm not done yet
No, I'm not, I'm not done yet
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Wilt Lyrics as written by William Boris Wiesenfeld
Lyrics © SC PUBLISHING DBA SECRETLY CANADIAN PUB., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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