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.
not sayin'
Not charmed at all
Not sayin'
That you weren't worth
The fall
And I was alone when
I knew it was real
Down the canyon
When I knew I had come
To the line
Through the dawn
To the light
To the turn
When you said
You could drive
All night
Drive all night
So I let crazy
Take a spin
Then I let crazy
Settle in
Kicked off my shoes
Shut reason out
He said "first let's just
Unzip your religion
Down"
Found that I
I craved at all
Saw me melt
Into your
Native shelter
Where you carved my
Name
Paper tigers scare
And came
Alive
Through the dawn
To the light
To the turn
When you said
You could drive all night
All night
Drive all night
So I let crazy
Take a spin
Then I let crazy
Settle in
Kicked off my shoes
Shut reason out
He said "first let's just
Unzip your religion
Down"
So I let crazy
Pull me in
Then I let crazy
Take his spin
Kicked off my shoes
Shut reason out
He said "first let's just unzip
Your religion down"
Heard that you were once
"temptation's girl"
And as soon
As you have
Rearranged the mess
In your head
He will show up looking
Sane
Perfectly sane
If I know crazy
Not charmed at all
Not sayin'
That you weren't worth
The fall
And I was alone when
I knew it was real
Down the canyon
When I knew I had come
To the line
Through the dawn
To the light
To the turn
When you said
You could drive
All night
Drive all night
So I let crazy
Take a spin
Then I let crazy
Settle in
Kicked off my shoes
Shut reason out
He said "first let's just
Unzip your religion
Down"
Found that I
I craved at all
Saw me melt
Into your
Native shelter
Where you carved my
Name
Paper tigers scare
And came
Alive
Through the dawn
To the light
To the turn
When you said
You could drive all night
All night
Drive all night
So I let crazy
Take a spin
Then I let crazy
Settle in
Kicked off my shoes
Shut reason out
He said "first let's just
Unzip your religion
Down"
So I let crazy
Pull me in
Then I let crazy
Take his spin
Kicked off my shoes
Shut reason out
He said "first let's just unzip
Your religion down"
Heard that you were once
"temptation's girl"
And as soon
As you have
Rearranged the mess
In your head
He will show up looking
Sane
Perfectly sane
If I know crazy
Lyrics submitted by Concertina, edited by Iago1604
Crazy Lyrics as written by Christopher O'brien Graham Murphy
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Downtown Music Publishing
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listening to this song just kills me.it reminds me of the horrible toxic relationship i was in for many years. this song is just that. its a roller coaster of emotions and its just "crazy". the last verse says it all:
and as soon as you have rearranged the mess in your head. he will show up looking sane, perfectly sane if i know crazy
this never failed with him. we would break up and as soon as i had rearraged the mess of emotions i had just survived.the minute i was starting to get over him. he would show up..acting as if nothing had happened wanting to pick up where we left off.."looking perfectly sane". I can just hear tori sign at the end of this verse. i big long tired sign.
oops i meant "sigh"..a big long tired sigh
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