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.
Come on get in the car
Lets go for a ride somewhere
I won't hurt you
As much as you hurt me
Let me take you there
Before the sun goes down
Come on give me your love
Come on baby all you have
I want to take your breathe away
Comon baby
Just like that, you say
You make me feel so crazy
Come on get in the car
Lets go for a ride somewhere
I won't hurt you
You make me feel so crazy
Come on get in the car
Lets go for a ride somewhere
I won't hurt you
As much as you hurt me
Let me take you there
Before the sun goes down
Come on give me your love
Come on baby all you have
I want to take your breathe away
Come on baby
Just like that, you say
You make me feel so crazy
Come on get in the car
Lets go for a ride somewhere
You make me feel so good
You make me feel so crazy
Lets go for a ride somewhere
I won't hurt you
As much as you hurt me
Let me take you there
Before the sun goes down
Come on give me your love
Come on baby all you have
I want to take your breathe away
Comon baby
Just like that, you say
You make me feel so crazy
Come on get in the car
Lets go for a ride somewhere
I won't hurt you
You make me feel so crazy
Come on get in the car
Lets go for a ride somewhere
I won't hurt you
As much as you hurt me
Let me take you there
Before the sun goes down
Come on give me your love
Come on baby all you have
I want to take your breathe away
Come on baby
Just like that, you say
You make me feel so crazy
Come on get in the car
Lets go for a ride somewhere
You make me feel so good
You make me feel so crazy
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Instead I wonder, as they plunged, were they uttering clenched, angry words or awash with gorgeous chords straddling harmony and dissonance as the sun set beneath the fog, lighting up the sky? It's all there on the PCH.
I keep listening to this song Its really eerie in the dark About rape rape maybe? Or Sexual assault?
@whiskeyclonehotel <br /> It's about Ted Bundy
Revenge?
i went to see these guys live and had the lyrics to this written on the whole back of my tee.
I think it's about a relationship where one person wants to go faster than the other. The person wants all the love they can get, but the other doesn't feel that way. They split, but he comes back wanting an answer, some time to talk, a car ride. Something to win her back.
I love the line "I won't hurt you. As much as you hurt me"
I read an interview where Kim stated beyond any doubt that PCH was an allusion to how Ted Bundy would cruise the highway looking for his victims. It's a horrible vision and subject, but as the other comments have shown, it's so abstract that the lyric can be made completely personal