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 try sell something that just can't be brought
You said it's the latest and the greatest but I know that its not
Be somebody you don't want to be
Didn't even exist last year but now its what we need
Oh no not me, oh no not me
Because I'm heading home, I'm heading home
You try to tell dad something that you've never been told
I guess it won't be agreed around here when they're born
Once it's really gone, then it's really gone for good
Just because you can doesn't mean that you should
Oh no not here, oh no not now
Because I'm heading home, I'm heading home
Go somewhere you've never gone
Sing something that you've never sang
Think about something that you've never thought
And if you're going to give him everything you've got
Oh yeah right here, oh yeah right now
Because I'm heading home, I'm heading home
I'm heading home, I'm heading home
Oh yeah right here, oh yeah right now
Because we're heading home, we're heading home
We're heading home, we're heading home
You said it's the latest and the greatest but I know that its not
Be somebody you don't want to be
Didn't even exist last year but now its what we need
Oh no not me, oh no not me
Because I'm heading home, I'm heading home
You try to tell dad something that you've never been told
I guess it won't be agreed around here when they're born
Once it's really gone, then it's really gone for good
Just because you can doesn't mean that you should
Oh no not here, oh no not now
Because I'm heading home, I'm heading home
Go somewhere you've never gone
Sing something that you've never sang
Think about something that you've never thought
And if you're going to give him everything you've got
Oh yeah right here, oh yeah right now
Because I'm heading home, I'm heading home
I'm heading home, I'm heading home
Oh yeah right here, oh yeah right now
Because we're heading home, we're heading home
We're heading home, we're heading home
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