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.
My head won't leave me crying
And I lay this one
She won't give me happy
As I lie here alone
My own will give you baby
Call again
Let me be the number
You lead me away again
It was anything I need to
Find my way through this sand (?)
My baby lead my head away
And calling by my head.
Boy
When you away we go
Sending me crawling back over
And crawl back to say
My head, my head won't rely
On the troubles today
And my leave my head in worry
Like the summer rolls
My own won't leave me happy
Don't make me give it back
And on we will go
And have you called me there way before
And I leave this song with you
Feeling colder
than I ever have
She won't be my lady
And some of you fall
And I give you happy
Fools you know
My mind is wide and away
And for well it's gone
And only leave me happy
You wouldn't make me fall
And when we call
Maybe, baby say
And you call
I don't know again
Say too much...
And I lay this one
She won't give me happy
As I lie here alone
My own will give you baby
Call again
Let me be the number
You lead me away again
It was anything I need to
Find my way through this sand (?)
My baby lead my head away
And calling by my head.
Boy
When you away we go
Sending me crawling back over
And crawl back to say
My head, my head won't rely
On the troubles today
And my leave my head in worry
Like the summer rolls
My own won't leave me happy
Don't make me give it back
And on we will go
And have you called me there way before
And I leave this song with you
Feeling colder
than I ever have
She won't be my lady
And some of you fall
And I give you happy
Fools you know
My mind is wide and away
And for well it's gone
And only leave me happy
You wouldn't make me fall
And when we call
Maybe, baby say
And you call
I don't know again
Say too much...
Lyrics submitted by ThreeMilesDown
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great song, dave rocks!
Daves sound guy named this song. If dave and the boys cant come up with a title, he'll turn to his sound guy and if the sound guy cant come up with a name...then they just name it a number (i.e #34, 40, 41)
few different versions to this song....I always believed it started off as, "It won't be long but while we wait, our feelings go away.."
here are the 3-23-93 lyrics:
i wont be so what will we wait and our reasons so away then we crawl out of our holes into the open air it takes us so long we cry away and corners they may fail i dont know what i see but i know its not fair baby say you love me i dont believe her waiting whether anyone would you call me up and say a lie so sad take me to come again and now im watching by and its hauling to the old way down we swing our hands and hope that everyone comes back i dont believe you saying i dont believe what youre doing here you tell me good intentions watch you hang from your tree i dont believe what you said and walking by my door i find all these smiling faces locked up and tied over rhythm of an old song i heard wild and freedom sail away again memories fall hey we feel so cold i never thought it was cool winter day not to buy by the head down low i say this wont tear me out that could do it for a week or more then be waiting by i dont care no matter what i want anyone to pour their soul out an open page crushed by a memory so my happiness fell away and tore my mind and darkness fell
i love this song
yeah, but what does this song MEAN?
hey does anyone know where I can find this?
Yes, this is an incredible song. But, Traumattizing, it's not like that. It's not like when Dave cant come up with a name he just goes to the sound guy, and if the sound gay cant come up with one it'll just be a number...that's not even close to being right, and i dont know where you even got that from. Anyways, great song.
thanks for the old version, looking for that everywhere
AKA #58