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 were irritable
oh, the morning cereal drowned
you lost your appetite
but the bed was still warm when you left
tea on the counter was cold
still adjusting your eyes to the light
the city looked new in the foggy spring weather
so wide awake, so wide
and you thought as you rode
to get air in the tires
and how she's always on your mind
you still feel terrible
hanging on the stereo
the line extends to the door
but your friends will all wait for your next smoke break
but they won't wait much more
‘cause they know
it's only who you are
and it's what you're all about
but it's hard to keep a focus
got to get this out
so they wait
well i'm still waiting for the chance to get out of here
on this frozen lake this ice don't break at all
but the hard part is convincing myself to leave here
i've got my friends and my ghosts
and the simplest desires
i'm still waiting for the chance to carry you out of there
all this traveling don't make no sense at all
but the hard part is persuading you to leave there
you got the sun on the coast
and them holy angel choirs
oh, the morning cereal drowned
you lost your appetite
but the bed was still warm when you left
tea on the counter was cold
still adjusting your eyes to the light
the city looked new in the foggy spring weather
so wide awake, so wide
and you thought as you rode
to get air in the tires
and how she's always on your mind
you still feel terrible
hanging on the stereo
the line extends to the door
but your friends will all wait for your next smoke break
but they won't wait much more
‘cause they know
it's only who you are
and it's what you're all about
but it's hard to keep a focus
got to get this out
so they wait
well i'm still waiting for the chance to get out of here
on this frozen lake this ice don't break at all
but the hard part is convincing myself to leave here
i've got my friends and my ghosts
and the simplest desires
i'm still waiting for the chance to carry you out of there
all this traveling don't make no sense at all
but the hard part is persuading you to leave there
you got the sun on the coast
and them holy angel choirs
Lyrics submitted by myelectricheart
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lyric correction:
you were irritable oh, this morning cereal drowned you lost your appetite but the bed was still warm when you left tea on the counter was cold still adjusting your eyes to the light but the city looked new in the foggy spring weather so wide awake, so wide and you thought as you rode to get air in the tires and how she's always on your mind
and you know, its only who you are, but its what you're all about. and its hard to keep a focus, got to work this out.
you still feel terrible hanging on the stereo the line extends to the door but your friends will all wait for your next smoke break but they won't wait much more
?cause they know it's only who you are but it's what you're all about and it's hard to keep a focus got to work this out. so they wait and they wait. and they wait.
well i'm still waiting for the strength to get out of here on this frozen lake where the ice don't break at all but the hardest part is convincing myself to leave here cuz i've got my friends and my ghosts and the simplest desires i'm still waiting for the strength to carry you out of there though this traveling life don't make no sense at all but the hardest part is persuading you to leave there you got the sun on the coast and them holy angel choirs.