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.
That was you upon the mountain
All alone and all surrounded
Walking on the ground you're breaking
Laughing at the life you're wasting
One, two, a jive won't do it
You do it on your left
And you'll never get through it
Everything you'll have to see
Dinner isn't just one day
Good try, we don't like it
Good try, we won't take that shit
Oh, I can't win
Things in bars that people do
And no one wants to talk to you
Feeling can be quite a breeze
You told me that these girls were easy
Happy that you said you know me
Felt unlucky when you found me
Some of us come up empty handed
Yes, I'll take it
Wait now, by the sidewalk
Hold on, yes I'll be right back
Oh, I can't win
Yeah, I wait for something
Cool it, we won't take that shit
Good try, we don't like it
Oh, yes I'll be right back
All alone and all surrounded
Walking on the ground you're breaking
Laughing at the life you're wasting
One, two, a jive won't do it
You do it on your left
And you'll never get through it
Everything you'll have to see
Dinner isn't just one day
Good try, we don't like it
Good try, we won't take that shit
Oh, I can't win
Things in bars that people do
And no one wants to talk to you
Feeling can be quite a breeze
You told me that these girls were easy
Happy that you said you know me
Felt unlucky when you found me
Some of us come up empty handed
Yes, I'll take it
Wait now, by the sidewalk
Hold on, yes I'll be right back
Oh, I can't win
Yeah, I wait for something
Cool it, we won't take that shit
Good try, we don't like it
Oh, yes I'll be right back
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first of all, i love this song and it's very emotional and touching to me, so this definition is gonna be probably very personal and maybe you guys won't think of it the way i do. it's actually quite easy to understand.
the song is about being stuck in on some kind of "painkiller" routine. it's gonna end somehow and, sooner or later, you'll feel the pain all over again. the song talks about a "lost" lifestyle, maybe some parties and drugs and drinks to forget about your problems but they're always gonna be there when the night ends, doesn't matter what you do: you can't win.
julian means that, he tried so hard to do something right, to be someone good and ended up in nothing. so, he chooses to party and forget his problems and the fact that, when the "painkiller" efect ends, he won't be winning. we'll be just as miserable as he was before and he alredy fucked-up a lot to try again. and he knows it's not gonna work, though.
this song is actually quite simmilar to "trying your luck" because both of them explain how julian feels wrong and fucked-up and he can't do anything to fix it. he feels like a LOSER.
YEAH! I think Jules family is quite dysfunctional and a lot of this lyrics talks about the confusion that comes with it.