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.
I don't give a damn about you
No nothing can change my mind
No way
I'm happy just to let you walk away
Don't think about you at night
I'm happy to be alone
It's okay
But that was yesterday and now I'm
Drivin' in my car
Words don't get me far
When they don't mean shh (arghhh)
Calling you at three am
And I'm standing here right outside your door
And I don't think that my heart could take much more
Scared of breaking up again
And I just want it to be like it was before
Cause I don't think that my heart could take much more
I don't give a damn what you do
I'm going to get with you
Again
And that's the way this night is gonna end
You say that you need some time
How long does it take to see
That we are more than meant to be
And now you're drivin' in you're car
But you won't get far
Cause you're car is shhh (arghh)
Calling you at 3am
And I'm standing here right outside your door
And I don't think that my heart could take much more
Scared of breaking up again
And I just want it to be like it was before
Cause I don't think that my heart could take much more
Can't take much more [Repeat x4]
Drivin' in my car
Words don't get me far
When they don't mean shhh (arghh)
Calling you at three am
And I'm standing here right outside your door
And I don't think that my heart could take much more
Scared of breaking up again
And I just want it to be like it was before
Cause I don't think that my heart could take much more
No nothing can change my mind
No way
I'm happy just to let you walk away
Don't think about you at night
I'm happy to be alone
It's okay
But that was yesterday and now I'm
Drivin' in my car
Words don't get me far
When they don't mean shh (arghhh)
Calling you at three am
And I'm standing here right outside your door
And I don't think that my heart could take much more
Scared of breaking up again
And I just want it to be like it was before
Cause I don't think that my heart could take much more
I don't give a damn what you do
I'm going to get with you
Again
And that's the way this night is gonna end
You say that you need some time
How long does it take to see
That we are more than meant to be
And now you're drivin' in you're car
But you won't get far
Cause you're car is shhh (arghh)
Calling you at 3am
And I'm standing here right outside your door
And I don't think that my heart could take much more
Scared of breaking up again
And I just want it to be like it was before
Cause I don't think that my heart could take much more
Can't take much more [Repeat x4]
Drivin' in my car
Words don't get me far
When they don't mean shhh (arghh)
Calling you at three am
And I'm standing here right outside your door
And I don't think that my heart could take much more
Scared of breaking up again
And I just want it to be like it was before
Cause I don't think that my heart could take much more
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People should stop spamming and just write about the lyrics, that's the point.
I was a fan of Busted in my younger days- I even went to see them at the Peterborough Embankment!
This is one of the songs that I can still listen to without feeling about five years old. It's less childish than most of Busted's stuff.
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