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 Don't Care"
Could it be yesterday
I coulda swore the same thing
happened just the other day
Put on the spot
Now what am I gonna say
If I tell them who you are will they think that I'm insane
Do I really care?
Well yes and no, maybe so
'Cause if they don't think you're real how will they ever know
So I won't stop
'Cause even if they laugh at me
It doesn't change a thing about what I believe (what I believe)
[Chorus:]
I don't care what it takes
I don't care who it shakes
I don't care what they say
I'm gonna do it your way
Even if I'm afraid, don't want to make you look fake
I don't care about anything it's not about me
You make me feel secure
You've given me your word and
now I know I'm sure
I was so messed up
Like a wheel you turned around
my fate
When I thought you were just
something up in outer space
But that's not the case
You're more real to me
Than what they make you out
to be on TV
Can you turn me up
'Cause you know we're getting serious
When we talk about the invisible
it's so clear to us (so clear to us)
[Repeat Chorus]
I don't care about the things that
used to keep me far away from you
They left me so confused
I don't care about the fear that tries to fill me up with so much doubt
It turns me inside out
So if they start to wonder
And they start to stare
You know it don't matter cause
I don't care
[Repeat Chorus]
Could it be yesterday
I coulda swore the same thing
happened just the other day
Put on the spot
Now what am I gonna say
If I tell them who you are will they think that I'm insane
Do I really care?
Well yes and no, maybe so
'Cause if they don't think you're real how will they ever know
So I won't stop
'Cause even if they laugh at me
It doesn't change a thing about what I believe (what I believe)
[Chorus:]
I don't care what it takes
I don't care who it shakes
I don't care what they say
I'm gonna do it your way
Even if I'm afraid, don't want to make you look fake
I don't care about anything it's not about me
You make me feel secure
You've given me your word and
now I know I'm sure
I was so messed up
Like a wheel you turned around
my fate
When I thought you were just
something up in outer space
But that's not the case
You're more real to me
Than what they make you out
to be on TV
Can you turn me up
'Cause you know we're getting serious
When we talk about the invisible
it's so clear to us (so clear to us)
[Repeat Chorus]
I don't care about the things that
used to keep me far away from you
They left me so confused
I don't care about the fear that tries to fill me up with so much doubt
It turns me inside out
So if they start to wonder
And they start to stare
You know it don't matter cause
I don't care
[Repeat Chorus]
Lyrics submitted by Kristy1313
I Don't Care Lyrics as written by Roy Acuff Acuff
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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