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.
Suddenly, our shortcomings don't seem to matter that much
Your IQ is twenty points low
And I'm no six foot, hot look, All-American man
Sad to say, I pushed you away
Waiting for "Mrs. Right"
You never gave up
Devotion, waiting for me
You'll always be my girlfriend
I, too, waiting for you
I'll always be your friend
I commend your stubbornness
Without it, we'd have never got this far
I am done with perfection
Chasing her leaves me with nothing but pain
Unlike you, she isn't true
She's got her own concerns
You never gave up
Devotion, waiting for me
You'll always be my girlfriend
I, too, waiting for you
I'll always be your friend
Devotion, waiting for me
You'll always be my girlfriend
I, too, I'm waiting for you
I'll always be your friend
Your IQ is twenty points low
And I'm no six foot, hot look, All-American man
Sad to say, I pushed you away
Waiting for "Mrs. Right"
You never gave up
Devotion, waiting for me
You'll always be my girlfriend
I, too, waiting for you
I'll always be your friend
I commend your stubbornness
Without it, we'd have never got this far
I am done with perfection
Chasing her leaves me with nothing but pain
Unlike you, she isn't true
She's got her own concerns
You never gave up
Devotion, waiting for me
You'll always be my girlfriend
I, too, waiting for you
I'll always be your friend
Devotion, waiting for me
You'll always be my girlfriend
I, too, I'm waiting for you
I'll always be your friend
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I think it's more of a sweet song. I mean it's one of those "to know what you have you have to let it go" sort of things. He didn't realize what he had in front of him. He went to go find what he wanted, and he came back because it was in front of him the whole time.
This strikes me as really sad. You suck, so I rejected you, and looked for someone better. But everyone else turned me down, so I'm going to come back to you. It's a huge insult really.
true , but the way they sing it makes it sound so nice and pure. but hey thats one devoted girl
in that one verse he says "i commend" not "i can mend"
this is a pretty confusing song, lyrically, too. how is it that he has this girlfriend and isn't the boyfriend?
i think this song is about him havin this chick and then him leavin her and realizing what he left behind after all the other girls couldnt take her place... i dont know, im dumb... lol
this song is so good. it's about how he dumped a girl who loved him to go chase his dream girl, but his dream girl rejected him so he's going back to his ex because she'll take him back because of her strong feelings. she is like his safety net, and this is summed up in the whole "you'll always be my girlfriend...i'll always be your friend". he knows that she will always be there for him, both as a friend and a lover, where he can only guarantee friendship, as he is likely to go after the next lushgirl he sees, leaving her behind again, drowning in her devotion to him. anyways, that's what i think...
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this one always made me felt like i'm on a carousel.
geez. my grammar sucks..