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 guess you've heard about the Bermuda triangle
There's something going on
Nobody seems to know just what it is
And the Airforce won't let on
It might be hole down in the ocean
Yeah or a fog that won't let go
Might be some crazy people talking
Or somebody that we ought to know
Down in Bermuda, the pale blue sea
Way down in the triangle, it's easy to believe
Now here's one, you see strange shapes in the moonlight
And shadows in the night
They said that wingtips seemed to brush their faces
And strangers stole their sight
Way down in the triangle
Where the sea was smooth as glass
Giving you one answer to a question
That you never thought you'd ask
Ah down in Bermuda, in the pale blue sea
Way down in Bermuda, yeah it's easy to believe
Down in the triangle, easy to believe
They came from Galveston
They came from New Orleans
And then from Bloomington, and Delaware
They leave Saint Petersburg, they leave from Tampa
And then from Mexico, it doesn't matter where
They all completely share
All of those ships and planes
A great big mystery that cannot be explained
Down in Bermuda, in the pale blue sea
You're feeling safe in your harbor
And everything seems certain
Right next to Palm Beach and Key Biscayne
Behind a velvet curtain
But then the moon goes grey with worry
And then the sea turns a pale white
You better believe something strange is going on tonight
Down in Bermuda, ah, the pale blue sea
Bermuda triangle, yeah, it's easy to believe
Down in the triangle, it's easy to believe
They came from Galveston
They came from New Orleans
And then from Bloomington, and Delaware
Bermuda, the pale blue sea
There's something going on
Nobody seems to know just what it is
And the Airforce won't let on
It might be hole down in the ocean
Yeah or a fog that won't let go
Might be some crazy people talking
Or somebody that we ought to know
Down in Bermuda, the pale blue sea
Way down in the triangle, it's easy to believe
Now here's one, you see strange shapes in the moonlight
And shadows in the night
They said that wingtips seemed to brush their faces
And strangers stole their sight
Way down in the triangle
Where the sea was smooth as glass
Giving you one answer to a question
That you never thought you'd ask
Ah down in Bermuda, in the pale blue sea
Way down in Bermuda, yeah it's easy to believe
Down in the triangle, easy to believe
They came from Galveston
They came from New Orleans
And then from Bloomington, and Delaware
They leave Saint Petersburg, they leave from Tampa
And then from Mexico, it doesn't matter where
They all completely share
All of those ships and planes
A great big mystery that cannot be explained
Down in Bermuda, in the pale blue sea
You're feeling safe in your harbor
And everything seems certain
Right next to Palm Beach and Key Biscayne
Behind a velvet curtain
But then the moon goes grey with worry
And then the sea turns a pale white
You better believe something strange is going on tonight
Down in Bermuda, ah, the pale blue sea
Bermuda triangle, yeah, it's easy to believe
Down in the triangle, it's easy to believe
They came from Galveston
They came from New Orleans
And then from Bloomington, and Delaware
Bermuda, the pale blue sea
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