He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
she came out of salon and she was walking sideways
she got into her car and turned the steering wheel my way
the lifters only pulled her into the corners of her eyes
the walls fall all around her sunny skies
she suffered from debatable afflictions
don't remember her sick before she got the prescription
she always wore sunglasses, she thought they made her look so goddamn cool
shaking with the dog out back by the swimming pool
everytime her name comes up i stare into my coffee cup
everytime the jets fly over, pretty little overdoser
taking two kinds of pills from just one container
swallowing them both without any water
sometimes they stick in her throat, but in the morning everything's alright
we could all use a little sleep tonight
everytime her name comes up i stare into my coffee cup
everytime the movie's over, pretty little overdoser
slumped beneath her theater seat, smiling like a nominee, yeah
swimming pool had purple lights, those purple drinks were dynamite
i woke up, i was black and blue, hey girl what did we do?
said you might remember pretty soon
i hope you don't remember pretty soon
think it was a three day rave
think i got the flyer saved
we were naked on a sunday afternoon
made it until sunday afternoon
she got into her car and turned the steering wheel my way
the lifters only pulled her into the corners of her eyes
the walls fall all around her sunny skies
she suffered from debatable afflictions
don't remember her sick before she got the prescription
she always wore sunglasses, she thought they made her look so goddamn cool
shaking with the dog out back by the swimming pool
everytime her name comes up i stare into my coffee cup
everytime the jets fly over, pretty little overdoser
taking two kinds of pills from just one container
swallowing them both without any water
sometimes they stick in her throat, but in the morning everything's alright
we could all use a little sleep tonight
everytime her name comes up i stare into my coffee cup
everytime the movie's over, pretty little overdoser
slumped beneath her theater seat, smiling like a nominee, yeah
swimming pool had purple lights, those purple drinks were dynamite
i woke up, i was black and blue, hey girl what did we do?
said you might remember pretty soon
i hope you don't remember pretty soon
think it was a three day rave
think i got the flyer saved
we were naked on a sunday afternoon
made it until sunday afternoon
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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.
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The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
"swimming pool had purple lights, those purple drinks were dynamite"
Craig Finn is a Bona fide Genius