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's your secret
why would you tell it to me?
it's your lover
on the television scream (?)
why would you not try to be?
why would you not try to see?
it's about your blue hair
i want to stay the night with you
you got the beamiest face
car turns right i'm into you
right from wrong is not quite seen
right from wrong is it everything?
it's your secret
it's your secret
tell it to me
tell it to me
don't want to step on the cracks
the feeling is we didn't
you got the beamiest face
car turns left i'm into you
taking sleepy pills for rest
anxious love gets so obsessed
it's your love affair
on a quiet sunday afternoon
and your speedy pills
you should know i'm into you
why would you not try to be?
why would you not try to see?
why would you tell it to me?
it's your lover
on the television scream (?)
why would you not try to be?
why would you not try to see?
it's about your blue hair
i want to stay the night with you
you got the beamiest face
car turns right i'm into you
right from wrong is not quite seen
right from wrong is it everything?
it's your secret
it's your secret
tell it to me
tell it to me
don't want to step on the cracks
the feeling is we didn't
you got the beamiest face
car turns left i'm into you
taking sleepy pills for rest
anxious love gets so obsessed
it's your love affair
on a quiet sunday afternoon
and your speedy pills
you should know i'm into you
why would you not try to be?
why would you not try to see?
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