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.
She smokes like an amethyst
She's moving her way through my skin
She moves me
'Cause east is the way I go
But nobody seems to notice
How I feel
Keep all the lights off
And I'll try to kill our past time
Just to find your heart
Please don't ignore me
Or I'll just fall asleep
And wake up when you're gone
This body only needs
To learn to feel the problem disappear
I froze with those plastic eyes
Cutting lose from upon this disguise
Keep all the lights off
And I'll try to kill our past time
Just to find your heart
Please don't ignore me
Or I'll just fall asleep
And wake up when you're gone
She smokes like an amethyst
She's moving her way through my skin
She's moving her way through my skin
She moves me
'Cause east is the way I go
But nobody seems to notice
How I feel
Keep all the lights off
And I'll try to kill our past time
Just to find your heart
Please don't ignore me
Or I'll just fall asleep
And wake up when you're gone
This body only needs
To learn to feel the problem disappear
I froze with those plastic eyes
Cutting lose from upon this disguise
Keep all the lights off
And I'll try to kill our past time
Just to find your heart
Please don't ignore me
Or I'll just fall asleep
And wake up when you're gone
She smokes like an amethyst
She's moving her way through my skin
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Sorry you guys, but you are wrong. I've listened to this song a good 60 times.
It's simply about two people who have lost a connection to each other. The guy is going to kill his past times to get her interested again. If you read the chorus carefully, you notice that they have to have/be intimately involved "please don't ignore me or I'll just fall asleep, and wakeup when you're gone".
The only line that makes no sense to me is "cause east is the way I go".