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 don't want to hold you and feel so helpless
I don't want to smell you and lose my senses
And smile in slow motion with eyes in love
I twist like a corkscrew, the sweetness rising
I drink from the bottle weeping
Why won't you last?
Why can't you last?
So I will walk without care, beat my snare,
Look like a man who means business
Go to all the poshest places with the familiar faces
Terminate all signs of weakness
Oh, all for the sake, all for the sake of a foolish love
I will take my coffee black, never snack,
Hang with the wolves who are sheepish
Flow through the veins of town, always frown,
Me and my mistress the princess
Oh, all for the sake, all for the sake of a foolish love, yeah yeah
So the day Noah's Ark floats down Park, my eyes will be simply glazed over
Or better yet I'll wear shades on sunless days,
And when the sun's out I'll stay in and slumber
Oh, all for the sake, all for the sake of a foolish love
For the sake, all for the sake of a foolish love
Cause, I don't want to hold you and feel so helpless
I don't want to smell you and lose my senses,
And smile in slow motion with eyes in love
I don't want to smell you and lose my senses
And smile in slow motion with eyes in love
I twist like a corkscrew, the sweetness rising
I drink from the bottle weeping
Why won't you last?
Why can't you last?
So I will walk without care, beat my snare,
Look like a man who means business
Go to all the poshest places with the familiar faces
Terminate all signs of weakness
Oh, all for the sake, all for the sake of a foolish love
I will take my coffee black, never snack,
Hang with the wolves who are sheepish
Flow through the veins of town, always frown,
Me and my mistress the princess
Oh, all for the sake, all for the sake of a foolish love, yeah yeah
So the day Noah's Ark floats down Park, my eyes will be simply glazed over
Or better yet I'll wear shades on sunless days,
And when the sun's out I'll stay in and slumber
Oh, all for the sake, all for the sake of a foolish love
For the sake, all for the sake of a foolish love
Cause, I don't want to hold you and feel so helpless
I don't want to smell you and lose my senses,
And smile in slow motion with eyes in love
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I guess his love for someone has got him depending too much on his feelings rather than his common sense. So he tries to tone that down cuz he doesn't want to be or look like a fool. So I guess he's trying to hide how crazy he is for this somebody and attempt to be more professional. The Noah's Ark thing was confusin' though. But shades hide your eyes... This song has a gentle and classy feel to it. Nice.