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 can't believe that life's so complex
When I just want to sit here and watch you undress
I can't believe that life's so complex
When I just want to sit here and watch you undress
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love
That I'm feeling
Does it have to be a life full of dread?
Wanna chase you round the table, wanna touch your head
Does it have to be a life full of dread?
Wanna chase you round the table, wanna touch your head
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love, love
That I'm feeling
I can't believe that the axis turns on suffering
When you taste so good
I can't believe that the axis turns on suffering
When my headache burns
That love, love, love, love
That I'm feeling
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love, love
That I'm feeling
Even in the summer, even in the spring
You can never get too much of a wonderful thing
You're the only story that I never told
You're my dirty little secret, wanna keep you so
You're the only story that never been told
You're my dirty little secret, wanna keep you so
Come on out, come on over, help me forget
Keep the walls from falling as they're tumbling in
Come on out, come on over, help me forget
Keep the walls from falling on me, tumbling in
Keep the walls from falling as they're tumbling in
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love, love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love, love
That I'm feeling
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
When I just want to sit here and watch you undress
I can't believe that life's so complex
When I just want to sit here and watch you undress
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love
That I'm feeling
Does it have to be a life full of dread?
Wanna chase you round the table, wanna touch your head
Does it have to be a life full of dread?
Wanna chase you round the table, wanna touch your head
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love, love
That I'm feeling
I can't believe that the axis turns on suffering
When you taste so good
I can't believe that the axis turns on suffering
When my headache burns
That love, love, love, love
That I'm feeling
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love, love
That I'm feeling
Even in the summer, even in the spring
You can never get too much of a wonderful thing
You're the only story that I never told
You're my dirty little secret, wanna keep you so
You're the only story that never been told
You're my dirty little secret, wanna keep you so
Come on out, come on over, help me forget
Keep the walls from falling as they're tumbling in
Come on out, come on over, help me forget
Keep the walls from falling on me, tumbling in
Keep the walls from falling as they're tumbling in
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love, love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love
That I'm feeling
This is love, love, love, love
That I'm feeling
This is love, this is love
That I'm feeling
Lyrics submitted by shut, edited by bluestraggler, eclipse799, Pinkoviski
This Is Love Lyrics as written by Polly Jean Harvey
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