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.
What is the life, if not a joke
One night she went out for smokes
And they took her apart like a rag doll
In the back of a van
In an Alabama motel room
I have on of them tied op in the bathroom
I am down and out
But he will not get away with it again
When the night comes in
I hope I'm out in the rain
When the night comes in
She makes me whole again
I never sleep, I just watch TV
And the gun, it lies next to me
Whispering
In an Alabama motel room
I reflect on her sweet perfume
I am down and out
But they will not get away with it again
Say you love me
We will never get the chance again
One night she went out for smokes
And they took her apart like a rag doll
In the back of a van
In an Alabama motel room
I have on of them tied op in the bathroom
I am down and out
But he will not get away with it again
When the night comes in
I hope I'm out in the rain
When the night comes in
She makes me whole again
I never sleep, I just watch TV
And the gun, it lies next to me
Whispering
In an Alabama motel room
I reflect on her sweet perfume
I am down and out
But they will not get away with it again
Say you love me
We will never get the chance again
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seems to me like it's about rape/murder and a follow up murder of the one[s] who did it to the girl.