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 won't stop following you
Now help me pray for
The death of everything new
Then we'll fly farther
'Cause you're my girl
And that's alright
If you sting me, I won't mind
We'll stop to rest on the moon
And we'll make a fire
I'll steal a carcass for you
Then feed off the virus
'Cause you're my girl
And that's alright
If you sting me, I won't mind
'Cause you're my girl
And that's alright
If you sting me, I won't mind
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
I see a red light in June
And I hear crying
You turn newborn baby blue
Now we're all the virus
You're my girl
And that's alright
If you sting me, I won't mind
'Cause you're my girl
And that's alright
If you sting me, I won't mind
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(Sting)
(Sting)
(Sting)
Now help me pray for
The death of everything new
Then we'll fly farther
'Cause you're my girl
And that's alright
If you sting me, I won't mind
We'll stop to rest on the moon
And we'll make a fire
I'll steal a carcass for you
Then feed off the virus
'Cause you're my girl
And that's alright
If you sting me, I won't mind
'Cause you're my girl
And that's alright
If you sting me, I won't mind
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
I see a red light in June
And I hear crying
You turn newborn baby blue
Now we're all the virus
You're my girl
And that's alright
If you sting me, I won't mind
'Cause you're my girl
And that's alright
If you sting me, I won't mind
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(And now look at 'em
Look at 'em now, look at 'em, sting)
(Sting)
(Sting)
(Sting)
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There was no baby, thats the color she turns... newborn baby blue.
True, but an aborted baby may also be suggested by the lines, "Now help me pray for / The death of everything new", and "I'll steal a carcass for you".<br /> Though both of those passages clearly have other meanings, too.