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.
Two pills and a slap across your face
Will put you in a better way
I know it hurts, I know it hurts
It feels like it will never go away
But please man, if you lose it one more time
I swear you will become a slave
Battered and chained, battered and chained
There is no way you can be saved
From a broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
Believe me 'cause I've known you all my life
So please don't make me say it twice
Once is enough, once is enough
I'm begging you please take my advice
There's no way that you'll
Ever be the same again
Now you are a fool to fate
Like it or not, like it or not
There is no way you can escape
From a broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
Slow down 'cause it's gonna come around again
You better get your shit together
Will you ever learn?
Will you ever learn?
Will you ever learn?
From a broken heart's education
Two pills and a slap across your face
Will put you in a better way
I know it hurts, I know it hurts
It feels like it will never go away
A broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
(Will you ever learn?)
A broken heart's education
(Will you ever learn?)
A broken heart's education
(Will you ever learn?)
A broken heart's education
(Will you ever learn?)
From a broken heart's education
Will put you in a better way
I know it hurts, I know it hurts
It feels like it will never go away
But please man, if you lose it one more time
I swear you will become a slave
Battered and chained, battered and chained
There is no way you can be saved
From a broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
Believe me 'cause I've known you all my life
So please don't make me say it twice
Once is enough, once is enough
I'm begging you please take my advice
There's no way that you'll
Ever be the same again
Now you are a fool to fate
Like it or not, like it or not
There is no way you can escape
From a broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
Slow down 'cause it's gonna come around again
You better get your shit together
Will you ever learn?
Will you ever learn?
Will you ever learn?
From a broken heart's education
Two pills and a slap across your face
Will put you in a better way
I know it hurts, I know it hurts
It feels like it will never go away
A broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
A broken heart's education
(Will you ever learn?)
A broken heart's education
(Will you ever learn?)
A broken heart's education
(Will you ever learn?)
A broken heart's education
(Will you ever learn?)
From a broken heart's education
Lyrics submitted by BlueAndStarry
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