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.
Everybody gets a second in the sun
I have a feeling mine has just begun
Music non stop when I close my eyes
Clarity born from such a compromise
and you are almost like me
chorus
So why don´t you dance to the music
I hear inside my head
Why don´t you dance to the music
It´s the soundtrack for the end
I´m looking for a place to lie in wait
I quit my job to find a perfect fate
Music non stop when I close my eyes
I need some time alone I found a carpark
that is home
You´re almost like me
chorus
Everybody gets a second in the sun
I have a feeling mine has just begun
Music non stop when I close my eyes
Clarity born from such a compromise
and you´re almost like me
chorus x2
I have a feeling mine has just begun
Music non stop when I close my eyes
Clarity born from such a compromise
and you are almost like me
chorus
So why don´t you dance to the music
I hear inside my head
Why don´t you dance to the music
It´s the soundtrack for the end
I´m looking for a place to lie in wait
I quit my job to find a perfect fate
Music non stop when I close my eyes
I need some time alone I found a carpark
that is home
You´re almost like me
chorus
Everybody gets a second in the sun
I have a feeling mine has just begun
Music non stop when I close my eyes
Clarity born from such a compromise
and you´re almost like me
chorus x2
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yet again, so such simple lyrics, but it really all comes together. This is the first song I ever heard and I've been in love with Kent since.
hey i love this song, i really love it. ive never heard anything else by this band and ive never seen an album. can somebody help me please? plasmo20@hotmail.com
you can get their albums in icelandic [i think] or english at tower records. I didn't know this and I ended up getting mine off of ebay. Hagnesta Hill is one of my favorite CD's.
It's actually Swedish. Haven't listened to the English versions, but I can tell you that the singer/songwriter (he writes almost everything for the band) Joakim Berg is such a poet - the lyrics are brilliant! Simple as you've already said, but sooo... I don't know... he makes me cry.
it make's u cry even more if u listen to the swedish version. the songs loose a little bit of it's passion when it's translated to english . ..but ofcourse not all can read swedish. Kalle anka är bög
I was talking about the Swedish versions. Kalle kanske är en inbiten ungkarl, men jag vägrar tro att han är bög :)
i really love this band. the first time i heard them was with the song 747. ever since then i've been going to hotstuff.se/ and ordering their songs directly from sweden at great prices :)
jag vägrar också tro att kalle är bög!
Varför har Kalle handduk på sig om midjan när han badat - men har aldrig på sig byxor?
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