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.
On the corner of Fifth and Broadway
I was walking to the grocery store on Third
I saw a man up on a box
He seemed a bit unorthodox
He was preaching up a storm
As I passed on by he said
Don't worry about your life
Cause if you hold it too close, you'll lose it
Don't worry about your life
So won't you let go before it's gone
A little further on I saw a beggar on the street
He asked for change and then gives me his life story
Says he was a millionaire, made some bad decisions there
Now a dollar fifty would
Feed him for a week and he said
Don't worry about your life
Cause if you hold it too close you lose it
Don't worry about your life
So won't you let go
Before it's gone
Then I see the birds, I watch them fly
They've got everything they need
They show me why I can be free
Knowing You will care for me
Finally at the grocery store
My mind is filled with many thoughts
As I bump into a girl I knew from high school
She said, what's different about you girl?
And I smiled and said this is what I know is true
And I pass it right along to you
Don't worry about your life
Cause if you hold it too close you lose it
Don't worry about your life
So won't you let go before it's gone
I was walking to the grocery store on Third
I saw a man up on a box
He seemed a bit unorthodox
He was preaching up a storm
As I passed on by he said
Don't worry about your life
Cause if you hold it too close, you'll lose it
Don't worry about your life
So won't you let go before it's gone
A little further on I saw a beggar on the street
He asked for change and then gives me his life story
Says he was a millionaire, made some bad decisions there
Now a dollar fifty would
Feed him for a week and he said
Don't worry about your life
Cause if you hold it too close you lose it
Don't worry about your life
So won't you let go
Before it's gone
Then I see the birds, I watch them fly
They've got everything they need
They show me why I can be free
Knowing You will care for me
Finally at the grocery store
My mind is filled with many thoughts
As I bump into a girl I knew from high school
She said, what's different about you girl?
And I smiled and said this is what I know is true
And I pass it right along to you
Don't worry about your life
Cause if you hold it too close you lose it
Don't worry about your life
So won't you let go before it's gone
Lyrics submitted by madd_kitty
Don't Worry Lyrics as written by Joelle James Justine Skyers
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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