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.
Like pale shadows moving slowly
Through high-rise suburban streets
Hit by another auto
Dodging fast passing objects
Get up, run quick if you can
johnny panic's at your heels
Cataloguing your dreams
Roofs all above the skyscrapers
Zigzagging paging time
Down through and low
as I lick your lips,
They turn to stone
Your hands so cold
I see right through them
Left with nothing but the aftertaste
pressing in my four digits
Level 7 malfunction
Oxygen's leaking
Open the hatch and dive
You've been watching too long
pulling undercurrent
Slide slew through that roof tight
Choose burst through east side
You've been watching me too long
lock the door, go below to
Where the cars are no more
ink spots
Toxic shock
Game over
Through high-rise suburban streets
Hit by another auto
Dodging fast passing objects
Get up, run quick if you can
johnny panic's at your heels
Cataloguing your dreams
Roofs all above the skyscrapers
Zigzagging paging time
Down through and low
as I lick your lips,
They turn to stone
Your hands so cold
I see right through them
Left with nothing but the aftertaste
pressing in my four digits
Level 7 malfunction
Oxygen's leaking
Open the hatch and dive
You've been watching too long
pulling undercurrent
Slide slew through that roof tight
Choose burst through east side
You've been watching me too long
lock the door, go below to
Where the cars are no more
ink spots
Toxic shock
Game over
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