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.
Ewan (Spoken)- Love is a many splendored thing, love lifts us up where we belong, all you need is love
Nicole- Please, don't start that again
Ewan- All you need is love
Nicole- A girl has got to eat
Ewan- All you need is love
Nicole- Or she'll end up on the street
Ewan- All you need is love
Nicole- Love is just a game
Ewan- I was made for lovin' you baby, you were made for lovin' me
Nicole- The only way of lovin' me, baby, is to pay a lovely fee
Ewan- Just one night, give me just one night
Nicole- There's no way, 'cause you can't pay
Ewan- In the name of love, one night in the name of love
Nicole- You crazy fool, I won't give in to you
Ewan- Don't leave me this way, I can't survive without your sweet love, oh baby, don't leave me this way
Nicole- You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs
Ewan- I look around me and I see it isn't so, oh no
Nicole- Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs
Ewan- Well, what's wrong with that, I'd like to know, 'cause here I go again, Love lifts us up where we belong, where eagles fly on a mountain high
Nicole- Love makes us act like we are fools, throw our lives away for one happy day
Ewan- We could be heros, just for one day
Nicole- You, you will be mean
(Ewan- No, I won't)
Nicole- And I, I'll drink all the time
Ewan- We should be lovers
Nicole- We can't do that
Ewan- We should be lovers, and that's a fact
Nicole- Though nothing will keep us together
Ewan- We could steal time
Both- Just for one day, we could be heros forever and ever, we could be heros forever and ever, we could be heros
Ewan- Just because I will always love you
Nicole- I
Both- Can't help loving
Ewan- You
Nicole- How wonderful life is
Both- Now you're in the world
Nicole- Please, don't start that again
Ewan- All you need is love
Nicole- A girl has got to eat
Ewan- All you need is love
Nicole- Or she'll end up on the street
Ewan- All you need is love
Nicole- Love is just a game
Ewan- I was made for lovin' you baby, you were made for lovin' me
Nicole- The only way of lovin' me, baby, is to pay a lovely fee
Ewan- Just one night, give me just one night
Nicole- There's no way, 'cause you can't pay
Ewan- In the name of love, one night in the name of love
Nicole- You crazy fool, I won't give in to you
Ewan- Don't leave me this way, I can't survive without your sweet love, oh baby, don't leave me this way
Nicole- You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs
Ewan- I look around me and I see it isn't so, oh no
Nicole- Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs
Ewan- Well, what's wrong with that, I'd like to know, 'cause here I go again, Love lifts us up where we belong, where eagles fly on a mountain high
Nicole- Love makes us act like we are fools, throw our lives away for one happy day
Ewan- We could be heros, just for one day
Nicole- You, you will be mean
(Ewan- No, I won't)
Nicole- And I, I'll drink all the time
Ewan- We should be lovers
Nicole- We can't do that
Ewan- We should be lovers, and that's a fact
Nicole- Though nothing will keep us together
Ewan- We could steal time
Both- Just for one day, we could be heros forever and ever, we could be heros forever and ever, we could be heros
Ewan- Just because I will always love you
Nicole- I
Both- Can't help loving
Ewan- You
Nicole- How wonderful life is
Both- Now you're in the world
Lyrics submitted by SweetAndHonest
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