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.
Sun is the reason
And the world it will bloom
Cause sun lights the sky
And the sun lights the moon
Sun is the reason
All the happy trees are green
Then who can explain
The light in your dream
Sit you down
Sit you down young gentlemen
there's something I want you to know
You keep on asking me
You keep on asking me why
Why are we here?
It started a long time ago
Me and your mum on the night
Yeah yeah yeah, we met
I was on the road again
She was in C79
I'll never never forget
I'll never forget that night no
We met in a back road
Behind the stage
She had the best figure by far
Huh a thousand hours I've looked at her eyes but I
Still don't know what color they are
Me and your mum on the night
Oh Lord.
We met
I was on the road again
She was in C79
She was a junkie then
And I was having a good time
Back on the road again
Oh momma I was on the road again
Back in suite 79
I'll never never forget
I'll never forget that time
Back on the road again
Oh I'm traveling that line
I was a pop star then
I'm still having a good time
And the world it will bloom
Cause sun lights the sky
And the sun lights the moon
Sun is the reason
All the happy trees are green
Then who can explain
The light in your dream
Sit you down
Sit you down young gentlemen
there's something I want you to know
You keep on asking me
You keep on asking me why
Why are we here?
It started a long time ago
Me and your mum on the night
Yeah yeah yeah, we met
I was on the road again
She was in C79
I'll never never forget
I'll never forget that night no
We met in a back road
Behind the stage
She had the best figure by far
Huh a thousand hours I've looked at her eyes but I
Still don't know what color they are
Me and your mum on the night
Oh Lord.
We met
I was on the road again
She was in C79
She was a junkie then
And I was having a good time
Back on the road again
Oh momma I was on the road again
Back in suite 79
I'll never never forget
I'll never forget that time
Back on the road again
Oh I'm traveling that line
I was a pop star then
I'm still having a good time
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Sun/C79 Lyrics as written by Stevens
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anyone knows what could be meant by C79?
I always assumed it was a seat number, like at a concert. "She was in C79. I'll never never forget"
@MissAnthrope It refers to her seat in the concert hall where he was playing.