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.
I got a puzzle in my head
Spend a lifetime finding pieces
It will take forever to put together
the square and the round
Something that proves I'm not
hangin' around
You want to leave you want to leave
But there's something inside you
just don't trust
You want to leave you make believe
That your life is not a wreck and it
will never rust
Don't want your money
Your milk and honey
You'll never love me
I won't bring you down
I got a desert in my heart tonight
I'll lie here like a dead man all
night
I still have a face it looks like mine
If only I could reach my mind
You want to leave you want to leave
But there's someone inside you
just don't trust
You want to leave you make believe
That your life is not a wreck and it
will never rust
Don't want your money
Your milk and honey
You'll never love me
I won't bring you down
Spend a lifetime finding pieces
It will take forever to put together
the square and the round
Something that proves I'm not
hangin' around
You want to leave you want to leave
But there's something inside you
just don't trust
You want to leave you make believe
That your life is not a wreck and it
will never rust
Don't want your money
Your milk and honey
You'll never love me
I won't bring you down
I got a desert in my heart tonight
I'll lie here like a dead man all
night
I still have a face it looks like mine
If only I could reach my mind
You want to leave you want to leave
But there's someone inside you
just don't trust
You want to leave you make believe
That your life is not a wreck and it
will never rust
Don't want your money
Your milk and honey
You'll never love me
I won't bring you down
Lyrics submitted by rabidpenguin
Puzzle Lyrics as written by Michael Gurley Joie James Calio
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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