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.
When we came inside
You asked me if I'm well
Living like this
It gets you thought the night
Sure you can, Mr. Bet's on the prowl again
It gets you thought the night
That at least tells the rest of the drawing, king
It gets you thought the night
Sure you can, Mr. Bet's on the prowl again
It gets you thought the night
As we're doting along
Come out to the west backside of my eye(s)
True that's true that's true
You're selling what you own
Selling yourself short of the life that's teeming in the dirt
Stop telling what you know
Suddenly you're so sure of the life that's breeding in the dirt
It gets you thought the night
Sure you can, Mr. Bet's on the prowl again
It gets you thought the night
As we're doting along
Come out to the west backsides of my eyes
True that's true that's true
I'm off to the west, it's blinding my eyes
True that's true that's true
Come out to the west backsides of my eyes
You opened up
This is the kind of place I know
Let's add up all the mischief and mercy ruins
'Cause these walls have all worn white
You asked me if I'm well
Living like this
It gets you thought the night
Sure you can, Mr. Bet's on the prowl again
It gets you thought the night
That at least tells the rest of the drawing, king
It gets you thought the night
Sure you can, Mr. Bet's on the prowl again
It gets you thought the night
As we're doting along
Come out to the west backside of my eye(s)
True that's true that's true
You're selling what you own
Selling yourself short of the life that's teeming in the dirt
Stop telling what you know
Suddenly you're so sure of the life that's breeding in the dirt
It gets you thought the night
Sure you can, Mr. Bet's on the prowl again
It gets you thought the night
As we're doting along
Come out to the west backsides of my eyes
True that's true that's true
I'm off to the west, it's blinding my eyes
True that's true that's true
Come out to the west backsides of my eyes
You opened up
This is the kind of place I know
Let's add up all the mischief and mercy ruins
'Cause these walls have all worn white
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