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.
It is your new best friend, new eye in your private den
And you can find the world inside it every day
They know what you did today, hear everything you say
And when they send you mail,
They know where you will go sometime next day
They know your life, they have a file about you
They built your life, so they
Know what you like and know what you yearn
But they don't know a thing about me
I'm not that easy, I'm blank file in their memory
Caught in the web again, inside your private den
Where you can go to moon
Or meet some people you will never see
You are a file in there, money in an open fair
You're a slave among the slaves, waiting for Y2K with a
Fear
They know your life, they have a file about you
They built your life, so they
Know what you like and know what you yearn
But they don't know a thing about me
I'm not that easy, I'm blank file in their memory
Still they try to take over, control my life,
But no one can do it but me
I'm not that easy, I'm blank file in their memory
Know what you like and know what you yearn
But they don't know a thing about me
I'm not that easy, I'm blank file in their memory
I am waiting, hoping and praying
To see, how this, will end, when they go down
How can it be, that you cannot see
What they are doing with thee
You are a life, new file in their memory, now they
Know what you like and know what you yearn
But they don't know a thing about me
I'm not that easy, I'm blank file in their memory
How can it be, that you cannot see
What they are doing with thee
Spending your time, living your life
Inside their machines there is one empty file, it is me
And you can find the world inside it every day
They know what you did today, hear everything you say
And when they send you mail,
They know where you will go sometime next day
They know your life, they have a file about you
They built your life, so they
Know what you like and know what you yearn
But they don't know a thing about me
I'm not that easy, I'm blank file in their memory
Caught in the web again, inside your private den
Where you can go to moon
Or meet some people you will never see
You are a file in there, money in an open fair
You're a slave among the slaves, waiting for Y2K with a
Fear
They know your life, they have a file about you
They built your life, so they
Know what you like and know what you yearn
But they don't know a thing about me
I'm not that easy, I'm blank file in their memory
Still they try to take over, control my life,
But no one can do it but me
I'm not that easy, I'm blank file in their memory
Know what you like and know what you yearn
But they don't know a thing about me
I'm not that easy, I'm blank file in their memory
I am waiting, hoping and praying
To see, how this, will end, when they go down
How can it be, that you cannot see
What they are doing with thee
You are a life, new file in their memory, now they
Know what you like and know what you yearn
But they don't know a thing about me
I'm not that easy, I'm blank file in their memory
How can it be, that you cannot see
What they are doing with thee
Spending your time, living your life
Inside their machines there is one empty file, it is me
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Maybe its because of the messenger era, and the profiles. You can make believe whatever you want the to see you for. And people got acces to lot of the profiles, which makes the fragile for others because of some info. The guy that is a blankfile in the memory means he doesnt go with the stream. He likes his privacy and or maybe he doesnt like people (blank file in their memory can be seen as no1 knows me) and his girlfriend (or the one he likes) is an open page. As she got her page and put all the personal things in it.
And about some1 who thinks internet is a waste of your time.
oh well thats how i see it