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.
As the light hits you, as you shift along the floor
I find it hard to place my face
Ow did I come to be here anyway?
It's terribly vague, what's gone before
I could have been anyone
You could have been anyone's dream
Why did you have to choose our moment?
Why did you have to make me feel that?
Why did you make it so unreal?
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
All the colors look brighter now
Everything they say seems to sound new
Slipping into tomorrow too quick
Yesterday always too good to forget
Stop the swing of the pendulum
Let us through!
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
I find it hard to place my face
Ow did I come to be here anyway?
It's terribly vague, what's gone before
I could have been anyone
You could have been anyone's dream
Why did you have to choose our moment?
Why did you have to make me feel that?
Why did you make it so unreal?
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
All the colors look brighter now
Everything they say seems to sound new
Slipping into tomorrow too quick
Yesterday always too good to forget
Stop the swing of the pendulum
Let us through!
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Oh to be in love
And never get out again
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Oh to Be in Love Lyrics as written by Kate Bush
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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