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.
To be lost in the forest
To be cut adrift
You've been trying to reach me
You bought me a book
To be lost in the forest
To be cut adrift
I've been paid, I've been paid
To be lost in the forest
To be cut adrift
You've been trying to reach me
You bought me a book
To be lost in the forest
To be cut adrift
I've been paid, I've been weighed, I've been
Don't get offended if I seem absent minded
Just keep telling me facts and keep making me smile
And don't get offended if I seem absent minded
I get tongue-tied
Baby, you've got to be more discerning
I've never know what's good for me
Baby, you've got to be more demanding
I will be yours
I'll pay for you
Anytime
I'll pay for you
Anytime
And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness
We'll jump right on, surely, and gorge away
And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness (jump right)
Baby, you've got to be more discerning
I've never know what's good for me and
Baby, you've got to be more demanding (jump left)
What are you holding out for?
What's always (in the way?)
Why so damn absent minded?
Why so scared (of romance?)
This modern love breaks me
This modern love wastes me
This modern love breaks me
This modern love wastes me
Do you want to come over and kill some time?
Do you want to come over and kill some time?
Do you want to come over and kill some time?
Throw your arms around me
To be cut adrift
You've been trying to reach me
You bought me a book
To be lost in the forest
To be cut adrift
I've been paid, I've been paid
To be lost in the forest
To be cut adrift
You've been trying to reach me
You bought me a book
To be lost in the forest
To be cut adrift
I've been paid, I've been weighed, I've been
Don't get offended if I seem absent minded
Just keep telling me facts and keep making me smile
And don't get offended if I seem absent minded
I get tongue-tied
Baby, you've got to be more discerning
I've never know what's good for me
Baby, you've got to be more demanding
I will be yours
I'll pay for you
Anytime
I'll pay for you
Anytime
And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness
We'll jump right on, surely, and gorge away
And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness (jump right)
Baby, you've got to be more discerning
I've never know what's good for me and
Baby, you've got to be more demanding (jump left)
What are you holding out for?
What's always (in the way?)
Why so damn absent minded?
Why so scared (of romance?)
This modern love breaks me
This modern love wastes me
This modern love breaks me
This modern love wastes me
Do you want to come over and kill some time?
Do you want to come over and kill some time?
Do you want to come over and kill some time?
Throw your arms around me
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