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.
Now her paints are dry
And I looked outside
At the corner boys
Ayh, oh, where did you go?
I don't know.
I went to see your pictures
I spread them across the floor
So this is where they are shown
Now they're probably saying to you,
If you keep it up you'll be born.
But you won't ever listen,
I'll bet
Burnt out, grass scorched by the sun.
The buildings remain.
We will beat them all to dust,
I'll bet
Pulled from a headless shell
That blinked on and off, Hotel.
Now the nameless dwell.
They hold your key and turn your knob,
I'll bet
Will you say hello to my ma?
Will you pay a visit to her?
She was an artist, just as you were.
I'd have introduced you to her.
She would take me out on Sundays.
We'd go laughing through the garbage.
She repaired legs like a doctor
On the kitchen chairs we sat on.
She was unhappy, just as you were.
Unhappy, just as you were.
Unhappy, just as you were.
Unhappy, just as you were
And I looked outside
At the corner boys
Ayh, oh, where did you go?
I don't know.
I went to see your pictures
I spread them across the floor
So this is where they are shown
Now they're probably saying to you,
If you keep it up you'll be born.
But you won't ever listen,
I'll bet
Burnt out, grass scorched by the sun.
The buildings remain.
We will beat them all to dust,
I'll bet
Pulled from a headless shell
That blinked on and off, Hotel.
Now the nameless dwell.
They hold your key and turn your knob,
I'll bet
Will you say hello to my ma?
Will you pay a visit to her?
She was an artist, just as you were.
I'd have introduced you to her.
She would take me out on Sundays.
We'd go laughing through the garbage.
She repaired legs like a doctor
On the kitchen chairs we sat on.
She was unhappy, just as you were.
Unhappy, just as you were.
Unhappy, just as you were.
Unhappy, just as you were
Lyrics submitted by juvenilecokefiend
Then She Did Lyrics as written by David Michael Navarro Perry Farrell
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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