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'll call you Sister Carrie but I'll never say it
Mute it to a whisper
And spin your solar sister
And magnet will deliver
An arrow from her quiver
I'll call you Sister Carrie but you'll never hear it
Fifty minutes later
As time pulls down her fader
And nibbles off the fakers
Who roll under the breakers
I'll close my eyes and listen to you read the story
Knowing I'll soon be left behind
So won't you read Sister Carrie Jean, Sister Carrie
Always the patient one
I'll call you Sister Carrie I won't breathe a word
Frosting on the beater
The flag trips down the meter
You thought you could defeat her
You're lucky you could meet her
I'll close my eyes and listen to you read the story
But I'm already far behind
So won't you read Sister Carrie Jean, Sister Carrie
Always the patient one
I'll close my life and let you teach me a new story
Out of the pages of your mind
And magnet will deliver
So, spin, my solar sister
And you can read, Sister Carrie, read
Mute it to a whisper
And spin your solar sister
And magnet will deliver
An arrow from her quiver
I'll call you Sister Carrie but you'll never hear it
Fifty minutes later
As time pulls down her fader
And nibbles off the fakers
Who roll under the breakers
I'll close my eyes and listen to you read the story
Knowing I'll soon be left behind
So won't you read Sister Carrie Jean, Sister Carrie
Always the patient one
I'll call you Sister Carrie I won't breathe a word
Frosting on the beater
The flag trips down the meter
You thought you could defeat her
You're lucky you could meet her
I'll close my eyes and listen to you read the story
But I'm already far behind
So won't you read Sister Carrie Jean, Sister Carrie
Always the patient one
I'll close my life and let you teach me a new story
Out of the pages of your mind
And magnet will deliver
So, spin, my solar sister
And you can read, Sister Carrie, read
Lyrics submitted by desensitized
Solar Sister Lyrics as written by Ken Stringfellow Jonathan Paul Auer
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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