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.
He was only sixteen and he knew he wasn't like anyone else
Listening to his records in his room he knew
Something had to change somewhere or he would go insane
But when some years slipped by and he still felt the same.
People and money came and went but the only thing that stayed the same
Were the feelings he felt when those records played
He drinks ‘til he falls down
Oi oi oi oi, his name is Lamar Vannoy!
Hes looking for something and
Hes gonna find it
Oi oi oi oi
And his name is Lamar Vannoy!
Me and Lamar in N-Y-C on the avenue
Talking about nothing much
With a bag of brew the New York wind
Will blow and he will wears his engineer boots
Motorcycle jacket black jeans nowhere to go
Nothing to do
So much has gone
Wrong and so much is bad but sharing
This music with Lamar there is so
Much we have
He drinks and thinks
About a girl who lies
Oi oi oi oi and his name is Lamar Vannoy
He'll wake up and
Go to work with a swollen brain.
Oi oi oi oi
And his name is Lamar Vannoy
Once again thank you all for showing up at the continental in New York City,
And if you don't do anything, then well at least have a good time
He drinks ‘til he falls down
Oi oi oi oi, his name is Lamar Vannoy!
Hes looking for something and
Hes gonna find it
Oi oi oi oi
And his name is Lamar Vannoy!
Ah-ha
Ah-ha
Hey man wouldn't you know it?
We're recording this and I break a string on the third song
Ay Pete sucks
Hey wait I'm really outta tune too so hold on
Makes sense to me your always breaking strings anyways
Oh s*** sorry, I thought I'd get in tune
Listening to his records in his room he knew
Something had to change somewhere or he would go insane
But when some years slipped by and he still felt the same.
People and money came and went but the only thing that stayed the same
Were the feelings he felt when those records played
He drinks ‘til he falls down
Oi oi oi oi, his name is Lamar Vannoy!
Hes looking for something and
Hes gonna find it
Oi oi oi oi
And his name is Lamar Vannoy!
Me and Lamar in N-Y-C on the avenue
Talking about nothing much
With a bag of brew the New York wind
Will blow and he will wears his engineer boots
Motorcycle jacket black jeans nowhere to go
Nothing to do
So much has gone
Wrong and so much is bad but sharing
This music with Lamar there is so
Much we have
He drinks and thinks
About a girl who lies
Oi oi oi oi and his name is Lamar Vannoy
He'll wake up and
Go to work with a swollen brain.
Oi oi oi oi
And his name is Lamar Vannoy
Once again thank you all for showing up at the continental in New York City,
And if you don't do anything, then well at least have a good time
He drinks ‘til he falls down
Oi oi oi oi, his name is Lamar Vannoy!
Hes looking for something and
Hes gonna find it
Oi oi oi oi
And his name is Lamar Vannoy!
Ah-ha
Ah-ha
Hey man wouldn't you know it?
We're recording this and I break a string on the third song
Ay Pete sucks
Hey wait I'm really outta tune too so hold on
Makes sense to me your always breaking strings anyways
Oh s*** sorry, I thought I'd get in tune
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