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.
You keep me in a glass jar sealed with a label
You think you know my world
Wake up young girl
and take a taste of life that we must
We've got a lot to learn, yeah
My love, my life, my work, my time
I give them all to you
Your hand in mine, we walk, we talk in ryhme
We go the whole night through yeah
But i'm not a grain of sand
I don't care what's written in your hand
cause it's bound to change, yeah
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold
Getting older
Buy the book, rip it up now, have it sewn
I'm a grower
Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore
I wanna be with you
Just wanna be with you
But you tease me
And it shows in the way that you play,
You think you know my love
Wake up young girl
And take a taste, not a bite, of life,
You can tell you never come, yeah well
My will, my mind, my lips, my lines
I've got them all over you
Your taste combined
With all the years of wasting time
I've got a hold on something new
I'm not a grain of sand
I don't care what's written in your hand
cause it's about to change, yeah
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold
Getting older
Buy the book, rip it up now
Have it sewn, I'm a grower
Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore
I wanna be with you
Just wanna be with you
But i don't wanna pray for what is not right
And I don't wanna beg for what is not mine
I don't wanna run the road between dreams and worthy things
Oh i could charge, man I could really try
But I don't wanna be the brave one in a senseless fight
No, i, i, i, i just wanna be here tonight
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold
Getting older
Buy the book, rip it up now
Have it sewn, I'm a grower
Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore
I wanna be with you
Just wanna be with you
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold
Getting older
Buy the book, rip it up now
Have it sewn, I'm a grower
Anymore, Anymore, Anymore, Anymore,
Anymore, Anymore, Anymore,
I need more, I need more, I need more, I need more,
You keep me in a glass jar sealed with a label
You think you know my world
Wake up young girl
You think you know my world
Wake up young girl
and take a taste of life that we must
We've got a lot to learn, yeah
My love, my life, my work, my time
I give them all to you
Your hand in mine, we walk, we talk in ryhme
We go the whole night through yeah
But i'm not a grain of sand
I don't care what's written in your hand
cause it's bound to change, yeah
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold
Getting older
Buy the book, rip it up now, have it sewn
I'm a grower
Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore
I wanna be with you
Just wanna be with you
But you tease me
And it shows in the way that you play,
You think you know my love
Wake up young girl
And take a taste, not a bite, of life,
You can tell you never come, yeah well
My will, my mind, my lips, my lines
I've got them all over you
Your taste combined
With all the years of wasting time
I've got a hold on something new
I'm not a grain of sand
I don't care what's written in your hand
cause it's about to change, yeah
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold
Getting older
Buy the book, rip it up now
Have it sewn, I'm a grower
Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore
I wanna be with you
Just wanna be with you
But i don't wanna pray for what is not right
And I don't wanna beg for what is not mine
I don't wanna run the road between dreams and worthy things
Oh i could charge, man I could really try
But I don't wanna be the brave one in a senseless fight
No, i, i, i, i just wanna be here tonight
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold
Getting older
Buy the book, rip it up now
Have it sewn, I'm a grower
Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore
I wanna be with you
Just wanna be with you
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold
Getting older
Buy the book, rip it up now
Have it sewn, I'm a grower
Anymore, Anymore, Anymore, Anymore,
Anymore, Anymore, Anymore,
I need more, I need more, I need more, I need more,
You keep me in a glass jar sealed with a label
You think you know my world
Wake up young girl
Lyrics submitted by minette
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corrected lyrics:
You keep me in a glass jar sealed with a label You think you know my world Wake up young girl and take a thrust of lust if you must now You've got a lot to learn, yeah Well my love, my life, my work, my time I give them all to you Your hand in mine we walk, we talk in ryhme We go the whole night through yeah
But i'm not a grain of sand I don't care what's written in your hand cause it's bound to change, yeah
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold Getting older Wrap it up, rip it up now Have it sold I'm a grower Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore I wanna be with you Just wanna be with you
But you tease me And it shows in the way that you play, yeah You think you know my love Wake up young girl And take a taste Not a bite, of a life now Can tell you never come, yeah well My will, my mind My lips, my lines I've got them all over you
Your taste combined With all the years we waste in time I've got to hold on to something new But i'm not a grain of sand I don't care what's written in your hand cause it's bound to change, yeah
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold Getting older Buy the book, rip it up now Have it sold, I'm a grower Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore I wanna be with you Just wanna be with you But i don't wanna pray for what is not right And I don't wanna beg for what is not mine I don't wanna run the road between dreams and worthy things Oh i could charge, man I could really try But I don't wanna be the brave one In a senseless fight No, i, said i, said i, i just wanna be here tonight
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold Getting older Wrap it up, rip it up now Have it sold, I'm a grower Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore I wanna be with you Just wanna be with you
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