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.
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Every time I look at you, I go blind
In the mornin' I get up
And I try to feel alive, but I can't
Every time I look at you, I go blind
I don't know what it is
Something in me just won't give me a chance
I think it's that I feel
More confused by the deal
Love has shown me
Little child, did you know that there's a light
And it's gonna shine right through your eyes
What do you think that life is like?
Every time I look at you, I go blind
I go blind
Well, somewhere over there
There's a purpose, there's a care for free
In me, there's no body
No one plan, no one stand to be free
I think it's that because
I have seen all the fuss
And it's no big deal
No big deal
Hold me, hold me 'cause I wanna get higher and higher
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Higher than
Hold me, hold me 'cause I wanna get higher and higher
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Higher than
Hold me, hold me 'cause I wanna get higher and higher
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Higher than
Hold me, hold me 'cause I wanna get higher and higher
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Higher than life
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Every time I look at you, I go blind
In the mornin' I get up
And I try to feel alive, but I can't
Every time I look at you, I go blind
I don't know what it is
Something in me just won't give me a chance
I think it's that I feel
More confused by the deal
Love has shown me
Little child, did you know that there's a light
And it's gonna shine right through your eyes
What do you think that life is like?
Every time I look at you, I go blind
I go blind
Well, somewhere over there
There's a purpose, there's a care for free
In me, there's no body
No one plan, no one stand to be free
I think it's that because
I have seen all the fuss
And it's no big deal
No big deal
Hold me, hold me 'cause I wanna get higher and higher
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Higher than
Hold me, hold me 'cause I wanna get higher and higher
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Higher than
Hold me, hold me 'cause I wanna get higher and higher
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Higher than
Hold me, hold me 'cause I wanna get higher and higher
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Higher than life
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I have to say.. this is the weakest link to Cracked Rear View. I love Hootie and I've seen them twice, don't get me wrong. I do like the part where they sing, "Hold me, hold me, cause I wanna get higher and higher..."
Jacqualine, I like the way you copied that nearly word-for-word out of the Scattered, Smothered and Covered booklet. The "life of its own" part caught my eye.
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My roommate said she thinks this song is about an ugly person (she was kidding...I think). But is most likely blinded by love. I love the line "I think it's that because I have seen all the fuss And it's no big deal. No big deal."
So good.
Could be about a child, could be about an addict (I can see myself in there sadly), or maybe just about love. That early love when your unsure; like when you can't decide about your girlfriend/boyfriend and that feeling drives you about mad. Or blind, because of the indecision or the uncertainty. "Something in me just won't give me a chance," that line could go with how the person can't get their chance to show their true love. Hold me hold cause I wanna get higher is a beg to that girl or guy to reach out to you and love you so you can too.
Reminds me of my last love. Thinking about that makes me realize the song could be about coming out of love with all the pain and trying to win that love, your woman back.
Funny, now after writing this I've got the urge to go get my love back. Go Hootie.
I kind of always thought it was about masturbation...he is a non-confident guy who doesn't have the nerve to be with a girl so instead he looks at her picture and does the deed.
It amazes me that no one thinks this song could be about going blind every time they see children suffering in countires that are oppressed. I think that they are saying that they turn a blind eye everytime they see commericals or news reports about these children. It's easier to just pretend it doesn't exist than do something about it. "Little child, did you know that there's a light, And it's gonna shine right through your eyes. What do you think that life is like? Every time I look at you, I go blind." I think this represents how these children are so oppressed they don't know there's life outside of just trying to survive, that there's a free world ("somewhere over there theres a purpose there's a care for free, in me there's nobody, no one plans, no one stand to be free") and no one is doing anything about it. I don't think this is limited to opprssed children but also the genereal distruction we are doing to the earth and how there is a lack of care.