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.
A beautiful mind or a beautiful body
I know which one I'm gonna end upon
You say you will but you never promised thoughts
A smile and a hand mix like water with sand
As far as you're concerned
A road and a sign I know which one catches my eyes
And I, thought I heard it for a while
Then it all came to me
Sometimes I just don't know I believe in
Don't you want to know when I suffer
It doesn't show
A smile and a hand mix like water with sand don't you know?
I was thinking about moving back home
I don't really need to live here
No no I didn't I could I'm sure I would if I knew that
I didn't I could I'm sure I would if I knew that
A smile and a hand mix like water with sand
As far as you're concerned
A beautiful mind or a beautiful body
I know which one, I'm gonna end upon end upon
I know which one I'm gonna end upon
You say you will but you never promised thoughts
A smile and a hand mix like water with sand
As far as you're concerned
A road and a sign I know which one catches my eyes
And I, thought I heard it for a while
Then it all came to me
Sometimes I just don't know I believe in
Don't you want to know when I suffer
It doesn't show
A smile and a hand mix like water with sand don't you know?
I was thinking about moving back home
I don't really need to live here
No no I didn't I could I'm sure I would if I knew that
I didn't I could I'm sure I would if I knew that
A smile and a hand mix like water with sand
As far as you're concerned
A beautiful mind or a beautiful body
I know which one, I'm gonna end upon end upon
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This is my personal interpretation of this song
"A beautiful mind or a beautiful body I know which one I'm gonna end upon"
Basically just saying that in the end he will grow old and physically look ugly but his mind and soul will be beautiful forever.
"You say you will but you never promised thoughts"
Basically nothing gets done… false promises.
"A smile and a hand mix like water with sand As far as you're concerned" Basically pretending to be happy but he's really not.
"A road and a sign I know which one catches my eyes" His goals and vision is what he's after. Distractions don't really matter to him... This could be a girl or people in general that have let him down.
"And I, thought I heard it for a while Then it all came to me Sometimes I just don't know I believe in"
Sometimes he's not sure what is real, truth, what he wants.
"Don't you want to know when I suffer It doesn't show. A smile and a hand mix like water with sand don't you know?"
Again, he is puts a smile so people think he's happy but he’s not.
"I was thinking about moving back home I don't really need to live here No no I didn't I could I'm sure I would if I knew that I didn't I could I'm sure I would if I knew that"
He's tired of living where he's at... He feels out of place and really just wants to feel like he belongs.
"A beautiful mind or a beautiful body I know which one, I'm gonna end upon end upon"
In the end nothing really matters… he'll die just like everyone else.
I can't believe nobody has commented on this beautiful song.It's just soothing in every respect.I think the lyrics are self explanitary...
this is always my go to song for a truly relaxing experience. the sway of the music takes you somewhere if you let it.
What a brilliant song, really relaxing and atmospheric, best song to sleep to really. I dont know if its me being thick but i cant really decipher whats he's trying to say with this song, it seems in segments to be a dig at himself and someone else? Listening to the music gives it a confused sense maybe thats what he's trying to convey, that he was confused at the time of writing and that life was chaotic
This is my exact definition of how acid sounds like. It's like a psychic force roaming around, being unable to explain. Kind of like a space travel, in some ways.
My interpretation of this song is that it is about the comedown of drugs, either pot, Ecstasy or acid. The whole song feels like your on a trip and it's ending fairly soon. It's beautiful guitar work from Nick McCabe he even went on to tell me this was his favorite song. This is what he said: "I really love Beautiful Mind. The three of us had that ready to go for the Forth tours, I think it's hard for a singer (Ashcroft) to go back to a place they've truly left behind though."
From here we can get the lyrics about any kind of poem but that poem is a kind of soft and romantic. As I have concerned with toppaperwritingservice.com/review-superiorpapers-com/ we can change the lyrics and create a new one.
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