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.
Sitting at a bus stop
Trying to take my shoes off,
But my laces are all knots and you
Looking for an answer to an old question
So easy I can't explain it
And everything I say to you is gonna come out wrong anyway.
Made it to the trolley
Looking for my transfer
Cause the place is full of cops and you
Looking for an answer to an old question
So easy I can't explain it
And everything I say to you is gonna come out wrong anyway.
You take my seat again
You take my seat again
You take my seat again
You take my seat again
Late at the station
Feeling all wound up
Got to walk several blocks past you.
Try to read a t-shirt,
Thinks that I'm a pervert.
Sorry, wasn't getting fresh, but
And everything I say to you is gonna come out wrong anyway.
There in front of me.
It's there in front of me.
It's there in front of me.
It's there in front of me.
Sitting at a bus stop
Trying to take my shoes off,
But my laces are all knots and you
Looking for an answer to an old question
So easy I can't explain it
And everything I say to you is gonna come out wrong anyway.
Made it to the trolley
Looking for my transfer
Cause the place is full of cops and you
( You take my seat again)
Looking for an answer to an old question
So easy I can't explain it ( You take my seat)
And everything I say to you is gonna come out wrong anyway.
You take my seat again
You take my seat again
Here to my house
In no seconds
Count the footsteps
Count the seconds
Near my house
In no seconds
Count the footsteps
Count the seconds
Trying to take my shoes off,
But my laces are all knots and you
Looking for an answer to an old question
So easy I can't explain it
And everything I say to you is gonna come out wrong anyway.
Made it to the trolley
Looking for my transfer
Cause the place is full of cops and you
Looking for an answer to an old question
So easy I can't explain it
And everything I say to you is gonna come out wrong anyway.
You take my seat again
You take my seat again
You take my seat again
You take my seat again
Late at the station
Feeling all wound up
Got to walk several blocks past you.
Try to read a t-shirt,
Thinks that I'm a pervert.
Sorry, wasn't getting fresh, but
And everything I say to you is gonna come out wrong anyway.
There in front of me.
It's there in front of me.
It's there in front of me.
It's there in front of me.
Sitting at a bus stop
Trying to take my shoes off,
But my laces are all knots and you
Looking for an answer to an old question
So easy I can't explain it
And everything I say to you is gonna come out wrong anyway.
Made it to the trolley
Looking for my transfer
Cause the place is full of cops and you
( You take my seat again)
Looking for an answer to an old question
So easy I can't explain it ( You take my seat)
And everything I say to you is gonna come out wrong anyway.
You take my seat again
You take my seat again
Here to my house
In no seconds
Count the footsteps
Count the seconds
Near my house
In no seconds
Count the footsteps
Count the seconds
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