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.
if you knew lucy the way that i do
you'd realize that she's
more than a girl
she has this way of
looking right through me
and making me feel
that there's good in this world
like the way that she moves
when she's letting her hair down
her warm soft skin
in the neon light
without a word she calls me over
and shows me how she'll blow my mind
so i stayed all night
and i still don't regret it
laid my life on the line just to get it
paid full price for a first class ticket
to fly away with her all night
if you knew lucy the way that i do
or had the chance to smell her perfume
you'd understand the coming attraction
why night after night
yeah she fills up the room
it's the finer things
that make life worth living
a sip of the grape or a hit of the kind
she's like a gift that keeps on giving
and you just lose all track of the time
so i stayed all night
and i still don't regret it
laid my life on the line just to get it
paid full price for a first class ticket
to fly away with her all night
how could this ever Be
more than a fantasy
cause in reality
i'm gonna pay
i stayed all night
and i still don't regret it
laid my life on the line just to get it
paid full price for a first class ticket
to fly away with her all night
you'd realize that she's
more than a girl
she has this way of
looking right through me
and making me feel
that there's good in this world
like the way that she moves
when she's letting her hair down
her warm soft skin
in the neon light
without a word she calls me over
and shows me how she'll blow my mind
so i stayed all night
and i still don't regret it
laid my life on the line just to get it
paid full price for a first class ticket
to fly away with her all night
if you knew lucy the way that i do
or had the chance to smell her perfume
you'd understand the coming attraction
why night after night
yeah she fills up the room
it's the finer things
that make life worth living
a sip of the grape or a hit of the kind
she's like a gift that keeps on giving
and you just lose all track of the time
so i stayed all night
and i still don't regret it
laid my life on the line just to get it
paid full price for a first class ticket
to fly away with her all night
how could this ever Be
more than a fantasy
cause in reality
i'm gonna pay
i stayed all night
and i still don't regret it
laid my life on the line just to get it
paid full price for a first class ticket
to fly away with her all night
Lyrics submitted by Dancing Potato
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