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.
My thoughts take me downtown
Change up at the turnstile
Go blind into traffic
I go about it the wrong way
So what
See both pennies landed
They jump where the sky scrapes
One’s heads
One’s blind
I'm yours
And you’re over
Now change
Get caught on the weak end
You’re gone and now we fade
Your mind makes me nervous
Your thoughts make me feel bad
It’s all right
It’s all right
Shake shake shake shake
Shake shake
The clouds out
(Shake shake shake shake)
Shake shake
The stars down
(Shake shake shake shake)
Shake shake
It downtown
I brace myself
To fall in place
Over you
Over you
Over you
Over you
Shake shake shake shake
Shake shake
The clouds out
(Shake shake shake shake)
Shake shake
The stars down
(Shake shake shake shake)
Shake shake
It downtown
Now you can see yourself
Now you can see yourself
Now you can see yourself
Now you can see yourself
Stars
Change up at the turnstile
Go blind into traffic
I go about it the wrong way
So what
See both pennies landed
They jump where the sky scrapes
One’s heads
One’s blind
I'm yours
And you’re over
Now change
Get caught on the weak end
You’re gone and now we fade
Your mind makes me nervous
Your thoughts make me feel bad
It’s all right
It’s all right
Shake shake shake shake
Shake shake
The clouds out
(Shake shake shake shake)
Shake shake
The stars down
(Shake shake shake shake)
Shake shake
It downtown
I brace myself
To fall in place
Over you
Over you
Over you
Over you
Shake shake shake shake
Shake shake
The clouds out
(Shake shake shake shake)
Shake shake
The stars down
(Shake shake shake shake)
Shake shake
It downtown
Now you can see yourself
Now you can see yourself
Now you can see yourself
Now you can see yourself
Stars
Lyrics submitted by keyshawn03, edited by williamhoy
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