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.
Have you seen your mother, girl?
Has she gone away?
Gone away and found the pearl
But the price she paid
Gone
When you wake in the morning, gone
When you find that there's no one sleeping, gone
Pretty Penny was her name
She was loved and we all will miss her
How far will you go I say
Just to bait a mouse?
Shorter lived and longer gone
Can you figure out?
Gone
When you wake in the morning, gone
When you find that there's no one sleeping, gone
Pretty Penny was her name
She was loved and we all will miss her
Have you lost your sister, girl?
She's all but blown away
Blown away and lost the pearl
And the price she paid
Gone
When you wake in the morning, gone
When you find that there's no one sleeping, gone
Pretty Penny was her name
She was loved and we all will miss her
Has she gone away?
Gone away and found the pearl
But the price she paid
Gone
When you wake in the morning, gone
When you find that there's no one sleeping, gone
Pretty Penny was her name
She was loved and we all will miss her
How far will you go I say
Just to bait a mouse?
Shorter lived and longer gone
Can you figure out?
Gone
When you wake in the morning, gone
When you find that there's no one sleeping, gone
Pretty Penny was her name
She was loved and we all will miss her
Have you lost your sister, girl?
She's all but blown away
Blown away and lost the pearl
And the price she paid
Gone
When you wake in the morning, gone
When you find that there's no one sleeping, gone
Pretty Penny was her name
She was loved and we all will miss her
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what? dont think so dude its about some girl losing her mother/ family tragedy or something