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.
There he, sitting in the moonlight
Not found, livin no city
He smile, mucho in a sunshine
High life, counting de fruit bat
Troppo, gone troppo, troppo
It's time you know I gone troppo
Plant me, in de Helicona
No thank, meeting de peoples
Wake me, eata the papaya
Much hot, not much on the body
Troppo, gone troppo, gone troppo
It's time you know I gone troppo
Warm sea, see right to the bottom
No like, shoveling snowfall
Good time, drinking on me bottle
The high wide Moreton Bay Fig
Troppo, gone troppo, troppo
It's time you know I gone troppo
Quite like, you ain't seen a sunset
Could be, living in Rain hill
Sun hot, you don't go to a backache
Brown skin and very a peeling
Troppo, gone troppo, gone troppo
It's time you know I gone troppo
Not found, livin no city
He smile, mucho in a sunshine
High life, counting de fruit bat
Troppo, gone troppo, troppo
It's time you know I gone troppo
Plant me, in de Helicona
No thank, meeting de peoples
Wake me, eata the papaya
Much hot, not much on the body
Troppo, gone troppo, gone troppo
It's time you know I gone troppo
Warm sea, see right to the bottom
No like, shoveling snowfall
Good time, drinking on me bottle
The high wide Moreton Bay Fig
Troppo, gone troppo, troppo
It's time you know I gone troppo
Quite like, you ain't seen a sunset
Could be, living in Rain hill
Sun hot, you don't go to a backache
Brown skin and very a peeling
Troppo, gone troppo, gone troppo
It's time you know I gone troppo
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