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.
We said goodbye in Marina Del Rey
"I had a good time"
Was the last thing I heard her say
As I walked away
And on the plane back to Tennessee
My mind comes across her memory
And yesterday
In Marina Del Rey
On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we laid down on
And loved the world away
In Marina Del Rey
And as we looked into each others' eyes
We found our bodies lost in paradise
Like castaways
In Marina Del Rey
Like the ocean tide's highs and lows
Love sometimes comes and goes away
In Marina Del Rey
And as this plane is touchin' down
Tears touch my eyes for I have found
My heart has stayed
In Marina Del Rey
On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we laid down on
And loved the world away
In Marina Del Rey
And as we looked into each others' eyes
We found our bodies lost in paradise
Like castaways
In Marina Del Rey
We said goodbye
In Marina Del Ray
"I had a good time"
Was the last thing I heard her say
As I walked away
And on the plane back to Tennessee
My mind comes across her memory
And yesterday
In Marina Del Rey
On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we laid down on
And loved the world away
In Marina Del Rey
And as we looked into each others' eyes
We found our bodies lost in paradise
Like castaways
In Marina Del Rey
Like the ocean tide's highs and lows
Love sometimes comes and goes away
In Marina Del Rey
And as this plane is touchin' down
Tears touch my eyes for I have found
My heart has stayed
In Marina Del Rey
On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we laid down on
And loved the world away
In Marina Del Rey
And as we looked into each others' eyes
We found our bodies lost in paradise
Like castaways
In Marina Del Rey
We said goodbye
In Marina Del Ray
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