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.
strawberry ann
Switzerland
Straddles the line
Between his and mine
We'll keep honor
We'll keep on her
With basically
Tactical signs of life
In burning a candle
We'll burn our hands off
For your side
If we're so clever
If we're so ever wanting leverage
Then how come I'm crying
Eleven feet from your bedside
Let me inside
You can always come over
And I can always miss you
All over what happened late tonight
Our eyes in the moonlight
With our lies
So give me a chance and I
Promise I'll make it all
Alright
Give me a chance and I
Promise we'll make it all
Worthwhile
Give me a chance and I
Promise I can make you
Smile
Did I make you smile
And is there peace tonight
Cause if everythings a fight
Then everything is nothing
But nothings important
You can always come over
And I can always miss you
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Strawberry Ann Switzerland Straddles the line Between his and mine
We'll keep honor We'll keep on her With basically Tactical signs of life
In burning a candle We'll burn our hands off For your side If we're so clever If we're so ever wanting leverage Then how come I'm crying Eleven feet from your bedside Let me inside
You can always come over And I can always miss you all over You can always come over And I can always kiss you all over
What happened late tonight Our eyes in the moonlight With our lies
So give me a chance and I Promise I'll make it all Make it all Alright
Give me a chance and I Promise we'll make it all Make it all Worthwhile
Give me a chance and I Promise I can make you Smile
Did I make you smile?
And is there peace tonight Cause if everythings a fight Then everything is nothing But nothing's important But nothing's important But nothing Is important
You can always come over And I can always miss you
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Sounds to me like there's a girl that's having trouble chosing between two guys (she's being neutral, hence her title of 'Switzerland'), and Rob is trying to explain the situation. 'We'll burn our hands off for your side' is an explaination of how far the guys would go for the girl. My personal favorite part of the song is 'If we're so everwanting leverage, then why am I crying eleven feet from your bedside' Great song, all in all, one of the more easily decipherable ones... ...God I miss braid.
braid forever!! they'll never die!!! my car is named after this song. love the woody allen lines in the background. BOBBA BANANA IS MY LYRICAL HERO
this song is so beautiful, I can't get over it.
i'd have to agree with invader zym's take on the song. this song has to be one of my favorites from braid. i especially love the line, "you can always come over and i can always miss you all over"
i think this is the sexiest braid song ever. not a nerdy sort of sexy, i mean how bob kinda purrs out the "give me a chance....did i make you smile" part. angelfire.com/indie/braid
this song definatley has the coolest guitar parts, ever,
I want to know what Chris is yelling at the very end of the song... "If I asked you, I wish you would stay" maybe???
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