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.
La di la di la di da
If you could hear these four walls talking
If you could hear my heart just walking
Round and round this dollhouse
Trying to make it real
If you could see this sunrise setting
The disconnection I'm regretting
Now and then was then
But now is how I feel
My handwritten fears and drops of rage
(Trying to dry these drops of rage)
Require a steady hand
To turn the page
It was easy falling in love
It was beautiful on the way up
But I need a man goin' down
I need a man goin' down
You were a dreamer, you were a kid
Flying too high is what we did
Now I need a man goin' down
Can you be my man goin' down (down down)
Where's the shiver, where's the shameless craving
We used to have but now I'm waiting here
For you to come to be
And show me, know me
Hovering above this quaking ground
(Don't want to break this quaking ground)
Yeah, I've found the purest words that I've ever
That I've ever found
(Believe me, believe me)
It was easy falling in love
It was beautiful on the way up
But I need a man goin' down
I need a man goin' down
You were a dreamer, you were a kid
Flying too high is what we did
Now I need a man goin' down
Can you be my man goin' down
Tell me that you'll love me still
Tell me when I won't you will
Be a gentle covering
When the rain turns to rust
Tell me you'll be twice as strong
When I feel I don't belong
And take me, take me home
Yeah, it was easy falling in love
It was beautiful on the way up
But I need a man goin' down
I need a man goin' down
You were a dreamer, you were a kid
And flying too high is what we did
Now I need a man goin' down
Can you be my man goin' down
Yeah, I need a man
Can you be my man
'Cause I need my man
Are you that man
If you could hear these four walls talking
If you could hear my heart just walking
Round and round this dollhouse
Trying to make it real
If you could see this sunrise setting
The disconnection I'm regretting
Now and then was then
But now is how I feel
My handwritten fears and drops of rage
(Trying to dry these drops of rage)
Require a steady hand
To turn the page
It was easy falling in love
It was beautiful on the way up
But I need a man goin' down
I need a man goin' down
You were a dreamer, you were a kid
Flying too high is what we did
Now I need a man goin' down
Can you be my man goin' down (down down)
Where's the shiver, where's the shameless craving
We used to have but now I'm waiting here
For you to come to be
And show me, know me
Hovering above this quaking ground
(Don't want to break this quaking ground)
Yeah, I've found the purest words that I've ever
That I've ever found
(Believe me, believe me)
It was easy falling in love
It was beautiful on the way up
But I need a man goin' down
I need a man goin' down
You were a dreamer, you were a kid
Flying too high is what we did
Now I need a man goin' down
Can you be my man goin' down
Tell me that you'll love me still
Tell me when I won't you will
Be a gentle covering
When the rain turns to rust
Tell me you'll be twice as strong
When I feel I don't belong
And take me, take me home
Yeah, it was easy falling in love
It was beautiful on the way up
But I need a man goin' down
I need a man goin' down
You were a dreamer, you were a kid
And flying too high is what we did
Now I need a man goin' down
Can you be my man goin' down
Yeah, I need a man
Can you be my man
'Cause I need my man
Are you that man
Lyrics submitted by silver_lining
Man Goin' Down Lyrics as written by Kristyn Osborn
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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