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.
This song goes out to Carissa, Lindsay, Jackie, Andrea, Adrianna, and all the other fuckin' screen names that've come and gone but left their mark on my life!
Go!
I still remember
I was such a loser
Not a guy with a girl
No one to love in the world
I didn't have a girlfriend
And feelin' so sad
So I turned on my computer
Signed online then I met her
I talked to her in an I M
And she said "I love you man"
And she told me I was grand
And she's my internet girlfriend
Chorus:
It never felt so good to feel a keyboard
Especially those lonely nights
When all I had to do is get online
And then I'd feel alright
So when I'd ever feel real down
And needed something out there just to mend
All of my feeling inside
I had my internet girlfriend
I didn't have a meaning
Not one in my life
Then I got myself the internet
Nerd by day, cool by night
So when I signed on
And you were on my buddy list
We would send smileys
And oh man I was lovin' this
And when I felt that infatuation
And I had to get laid
All I needed was some cyber sex
And then everything was ok!
Chorus
I never thought my life was great . . .
I always had these hurting feelings
But I would always feel so much better
When you would E-Mail me!
Chorus
You are my internet girlfriend!
I'll never need a real girlfriend.
'Cause you'ree my internet girlfriend
Go!
I still remember
I was such a loser
Not a guy with a girl
No one to love in the world
I didn't have a girlfriend
And feelin' so sad
So I turned on my computer
Signed online then I met her
I talked to her in an I M
And she said "I love you man"
And she told me I was grand
And she's my internet girlfriend
Chorus:
It never felt so good to feel a keyboard
Especially those lonely nights
When all I had to do is get online
And then I'd feel alright
So when I'd ever feel real down
And needed something out there just to mend
All of my feeling inside
I had my internet girlfriend
I didn't have a meaning
Not one in my life
Then I got myself the internet
Nerd by day, cool by night
So when I signed on
And you were on my buddy list
We would send smileys
And oh man I was lovin' this
And when I felt that infatuation
And I had to get laid
All I needed was some cyber sex
And then everything was ok!
Chorus
I never thought my life was great . . .
I always had these hurting feelings
But I would always feel so much better
When you would E-Mail me!
Chorus
You are my internet girlfriend!
I'll never need a real girlfriend.
'Cause you'ree my internet girlfriend
Lyrics submitted by Insane_J
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hmm pretty obvious waht this song is about but internet lovers r becomming more and more common and its sad but i think everyone has that person on ther buddy list who if they talk to can just send smileys n everythings like ok kool! lol i know i must b weird but i kno a lot of ppl out ther have that, someone who uisnt in ur real life yet u can cofess all too and it all seems pretty again, i suppose everyone has an internet lover in some form :)