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 am lying in my bed
Watching the spider eat the fly
I say "How is that its breakfast even for you"
A little later I am sitting by the window looking out
The red palm is really blowing up the street
I am to stay up to eat breakfast
So I smell my favorite tea
A cup of coffee won't do for me
How days creep by in the greying sky
How days creep by and they never even try
How days creep by in the greying sky
How days creep by
Guess it's time for a walk
Just to read some license plates
What is Autumn doing creeping up on me
Going on the tube to scream when the train arrives
Rubbing cress on my skin, God it smells so nice
All the same I think I'll go on rolling up the hill
If I'm lucky you won't see me
How days creep by in the greying sky
How days creep by come and ask me why
How days creep by in the greying sky
How days creep by
Did you know that tuna fish float up to the surface
Belly to the moonlight just to cool down their heart down
'Cause it helps them just to think about the hurtful things
I guess it's just one way to get them some sedation
How days creep by in the greying sky
How days creep by and they definitely die
How days creep by in the greying sky
How days creep by
How days creep by and they definitely die
How days creep by come and ask me why
How days creep by
How days creep by
Watching the spider eat the fly
I say "How is that its breakfast even for you"
A little later I am sitting by the window looking out
The red palm is really blowing up the street
I am to stay up to eat breakfast
So I smell my favorite tea
A cup of coffee won't do for me
How days creep by in the greying sky
How days creep by and they never even try
How days creep by in the greying sky
How days creep by
Guess it's time for a walk
Just to read some license plates
What is Autumn doing creeping up on me
Going on the tube to scream when the train arrives
Rubbing cress on my skin, God it smells so nice
All the same I think I'll go on rolling up the hill
If I'm lucky you won't see me
How days creep by in the greying sky
How days creep by come and ask me why
How days creep by in the greying sky
How days creep by
Did you know that tuna fish float up to the surface
Belly to the moonlight just to cool down their heart down
'Cause it helps them just to think about the hurtful things
I guess it's just one way to get them some sedation
How days creep by in the greying sky
How days creep by and they definitely die
How days creep by in the greying sky
How days creep by
How days creep by and they definitely die
How days creep by come and ask me why
How days creep by
How days creep by
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery, edited by Foggypebble2, savian, djpalmer93
Tuna Fish Lyrics as written by Siggi Baldursson Emiliana Torrini
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Okay, this is a little off the topic, but I have to see if someone knows: do tuna fish REALLY float up to the surface, or is emiliana torrini just being weird?
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From bongossportfishing.com/tunatriv.html, I've been able to gather that they are warm-blooded and generate their own body heat from quick movement. They swim slower in warm waters and quicker in cold waters to prevent overheating; also, during the night they swim closer to the surface. I haven't been able to find any evidence of floating belly-up, though. In fact, if a tuna fish stops moving it will suffocate, but tuna fish readily swim upside down to cool down, or slow down. They swim even when they're sleeping. I suppose 'floating' could mean very slow swimming. <br /> <br /> Maybe that line is an extremely confusing metaphor for tuna fish dying; "just one way to get them some sedation". But no, I'd probably trust Emiliana Torrini on this one. it sounds halfway plausible if they're swimming at a very slow speed.
From bongossportfishing.com/tunatriv.html, I've been able to gather that they are warm-blooded and generate their own body heat from quick movement. They swim slower in warm waters and quicker in cold waters to prevent overheating; also, during the night they swim closer to the surface. I haven't been able to find any evidence of floating belly-up, though. In fact, if a tuna fish stops moving it will suffocate, but tuna fish readily swim upside down to cool down, or slow down. They swim even when they're sleeping. I suppose 'floating' could mean very slow swimming. <br /> <br /> Maybe that line is an extremely confusing metaphor for tuna fish dying; "just one way to get them some sedation". But no, I'd probably trust Emiliana Torrini on this one. it sounds halfway plausible if they're swimming at a very slow speed.
From bongossportfishing.com/tunatriv.html, I've been able to gather that they are warm-blooded and generate their own body heat from quick movement. They swim slower in warm waters and quicker in cold waters to prevent overheating; also, during the night they swim closer to the surface. I haven't been able to find any evidence of floating belly-up, though. In fact, if a tuna fish stops moving it will suffocate, but tuna fish readily swim upside down to cool down, or slow down. They swim even when they're sleeping. I suppose 'floating' could mean very slow swimming. <br /> <br /> Maybe that line is an extremely confusing metaphor for tuna fish dying; "just one way to get them some sedation". But no, I'd probably trust Emiliana Torrini on this one. it sounds halfway plausible if they're swimming at a very slow speed.
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