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 met you at a party
Or on a crowded street
Silent singularity when glances chanced to meet
You looked into my glasses
Said you'd seen a ghost
Tried my best to make you smile
As we come in so close
I had been to cleveland
You had been to jail
You seemed to be recovering
But I felt a little pail
First it was on seventeenth above the hardware store
There we lived with seven cats all named for seven dwarfs
But like leaves and kings
All things must fall
No diamond ring's gonna
Cut through it all
You were workin as a grave robber
You could do your job at night
I was living hand to mouth
Just looking for a fight
The reason why we parted
It ain't that hard to find
I was always busy and you never had the time
Well, the reason why we parted
It ain't that hard to see
But I was never sure if I left you or you left me
But like leaves and kings
All things must fall
No diamond ring's gonna
Cut through it all
And when it was all over
I lost myself in work
You got married to a lawyer painting murals in New York
And though it seems a milllion miles ago
Since I saw the light
The hours flowed by nervously
Like warships in the night
And sometimes I've been corrupted
But I've never been in love
And I began to realize that that's just where I was
So I packed up my possessions
Caught an east bound train
Met you in Ohio
Sleeping in the rain
But like leaves and kings
All things must fall
No diamond ring's gonna
Cut through it all
So now we're goin back again
Its not where we began
With rules and regulations
But no real kind of plan
I've learned my lesson well
No mistakes at all
Once you find yourself true love
You just keep holding on
Cause like leaves and kings
All things must fall
No diamond ring's gonna
Cut through it all
Now, out of the dark, out of the blue
Like leaves and kings I've fallen in love with you
Or on a crowded street
Silent singularity when glances chanced to meet
You looked into my glasses
Said you'd seen a ghost
Tried my best to make you smile
As we come in so close
I had been to cleveland
You had been to jail
You seemed to be recovering
But I felt a little pail
First it was on seventeenth above the hardware store
There we lived with seven cats all named for seven dwarfs
But like leaves and kings
All things must fall
No diamond ring's gonna
Cut through it all
You were workin as a grave robber
You could do your job at night
I was living hand to mouth
Just looking for a fight
The reason why we parted
It ain't that hard to find
I was always busy and you never had the time
Well, the reason why we parted
It ain't that hard to see
But I was never sure if I left you or you left me
But like leaves and kings
All things must fall
No diamond ring's gonna
Cut through it all
And when it was all over
I lost myself in work
You got married to a lawyer painting murals in New York
And though it seems a milllion miles ago
Since I saw the light
The hours flowed by nervously
Like warships in the night
And sometimes I've been corrupted
But I've never been in love
And I began to realize that that's just where I was
So I packed up my possessions
Caught an east bound train
Met you in Ohio
Sleeping in the rain
But like leaves and kings
All things must fall
No diamond ring's gonna
Cut through it all
So now we're goin back again
Its not where we began
With rules and regulations
But no real kind of plan
I've learned my lesson well
No mistakes at all
Once you find yourself true love
You just keep holding on
Cause like leaves and kings
All things must fall
No diamond ring's gonna
Cut through it all
Now, out of the dark, out of the blue
Like leaves and kings I've fallen in love with you
Lyrics submitted by mrtrout
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