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.
I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, flying away, I'm flying away, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying
All night long my body burned
The sheets were wet and cold
The lights were on, my eyes were gone
And any second lose control
The pounding on my window
Was just the pounding in my head
I wonder who was in my room that night
Who the hell was in my bed?! Ow!
There must have been a body there
I swear I felt some flesh
It took a little time
But I figured they were mine
There were fingers going down my chest
My mouth went through the ceiling
And my body fell to the floor
I couldn't find a key 'cause there was no hole I could see
And someone had moved the door, ow!
Well the cops, the priest, the crisis line
And no one really had a clue
No one to tell us who was touching me
Or exactly what I should do
My throat was dry, my hopes were high
But nothing really ever got said
But who was in my room that night?
Who the hell was in my bed?! Ow!
All night long my body burned
The sheets were wet and cold
The lights were on, my eyes were gone
And any second lose control
The pounding on my window
Was just the pounding in my head
I wonder who was in my room that night
Who the hell was in my bed?! Ow!
There must have been a body there
I swear I felt some flesh
It took a little time
But I figured they were mine
There were fingers going down my chest
My mouth went through the ceiling
And my body fell to the floor
I couldn't find a key 'cause there was no hole I could see
And someone had moved the door, ow!
Well the cops, the priest, the crisis line
And no one really had a clue
No one to tell us who was touching me
Or exactly what I should do
My throat was dry, my hopes were high
But nothing really ever got said
But who was in my room that night?
Who the hell was in my bed?! Ow!
Lyrics submitted by Blind Opius, edited by Warpig
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its about being whacked out of your brain and thinking theres someone lying next to you. it seems so real and undeniable to you, but no one believes you, which just makes it worse.
I always heard that line as "and someone had moved the door".
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"there must have been a body there i swear i felt some flesh it took a little time but i figured they were mine"
He could be touching his own body, and not realise that it's himself. As LSD can make you unaware of yourself.
Well, that's what I think anyay. I'm probably wrong =]
Yeah, i think this songs about being paranoid. One of my worse weed experiences, i felt this way.
Kerrigan, you're actually probly right. the Surfers did take alot of LSD so that could explain the song. acid can make you think about crazy shit like that. anyway the song kicks ass. it sounds even better when you listen to while your trippin.
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I always assumed this song was about a person getting date raped or something. The "im flying" part is where the narrator gets drugged and the "fingers running down my chest" implies that some kind of sexual activity is going
Also notice how he says "i FIGURED (the fingers) were mine" meaning hes simply trying to figure out what was happening but hes not sure
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