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.
To boldly clap
In a room full of nothing
You never know
It could be one of those
Poignant evenings
Museum's locked
And it's long since past closing
You cannot know
You cannot not know
What you're knowing
What can you do?
They've all gone and we'll go too
What can you do
They've all gone and we'll go too
The curtain climbs
Over me every morning
I don't know why
I'm so immunized
Against reforming
To coldly slap
At a face full of nothing
You never know
It could've been one of those
Looks of longing
What can you do
They've all gone and we'll go too
What can you do
They've all gone and we'll go too
What can you do
They've all gone and we'll go too
What can you do
They've all gone and we'll go too
We'll go too
We'll go too
We'll go too
We'll go too
In a room full of nothing
You never know
It could be one of those
Poignant evenings
Museum's locked
And it's long since past closing
You cannot know
You cannot not know
What you're knowing
What can you do?
They've all gone and we'll go too
What can you do
They've all gone and we'll go too
The curtain climbs
Over me every morning
I don't know why
I'm so immunized
Against reforming
To coldly slap
At a face full of nothing
You never know
It could've been one of those
Looks of longing
What can you do
They've all gone and we'll go too
What can you do
They've all gone and we'll go too
What can you do
They've all gone and we'll go too
What can you do
They've all gone and we'll go too
We'll go too
We'll go too
We'll go too
We'll go too
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
We'll Go Too Lyrics as written by Gordon Downie Robert Baker
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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