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.
Ooh you rubbed me up the wrong way
Ooh it was something that you didn't say
Gotta get it back gotta get it back gotta get it back
Or we might just regret it
We seem to have a knack for miscommunication
It stabbed us in the back this time
Is this the end of the line
'cause that'd be a crime
Now I sit under an angry cloud
What got hold of me
There's a voice that sounds too loud
It bangs on endlessly
want to live in another world with no frustrations
And miscommunication
Ooh why'd we have to try hard
Ooh you got under my radar
want to be detached want to be detached want to be detached
So I can just forget it
We seem to have a knack for miscommunication
It stabbed us in the back this time
Is this the end of the line
'cause that'd be a crime
Now I sit under an angry cloud
What got hold of me
There's a voice that sounds too loud
It bangs on endlessly
want to live in another world with no frustrations
And miscommunication
(When we are) Transatlantic
(he knows it) drives me frantic
(so I ask myself) what's the future
(why getta) new computer
Ooh it was something that you didn't say?
Ooh it was something that you didn't say
Gotta get it back gotta get it back gotta get it back
Or we might just regret it
We seem to have a knack for miscommunication
It stabbed us in the back this time
Is this the end of the line
'cause that'd be a crime
Now I sit under an angry cloud
What got hold of me
There's a voice that sounds too loud
It bangs on endlessly
want to live in another world with no frustrations
And miscommunication
Ooh why'd we have to try hard
Ooh you got under my radar
want to be detached want to be detached want to be detached
So I can just forget it
We seem to have a knack for miscommunication
It stabbed us in the back this time
Is this the end of the line
'cause that'd be a crime
Now I sit under an angry cloud
What got hold of me
There's a voice that sounds too loud
It bangs on endlessly
want to live in another world with no frustrations
And miscommunication
(When we are) Transatlantic
(he knows it) drives me frantic
(so I ask myself) what's the future
(why getta) new computer
Ooh it was something that you didn't say?
Lyrics submitted by Paper_Flowers
Miscommunication Lyrics as written by Goodrem Chambers
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Exploration Group LLC
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