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 called my sneakers tennis shoes
i knew she was from the west coast
or the best coast, like she'd say
i had to disagree
i fell in love with a ship
a vessel, with at least 20 holes
yeah but she still floats
i fell in love with the sea
a brilliant tidal wave
she devestated me
come back home
and bring those green eyes
when are you coming home?
i fell in love with a queen
a king who burned my village down
i paid her with love and taxes
i fell in love with the street sign that told me where to go
oh why do i go any where?
come back home
and bring those green eyes
oh when are you coming home?
get back here
cause baby these blue eyes are never as bright without you....
and when i called you in San Fransisco
i knew you had started a new life
without me... you're only you
come back home
and bring those green eyes
when are you coming home?
get back here
cause baby these blue eyes are never as bright without you....
when are you coming home?
when are you coming home?
when are you coming home?
i knew she was from the west coast
or the best coast, like she'd say
i had to disagree
i fell in love with a ship
a vessel, with at least 20 holes
yeah but she still floats
i fell in love with the sea
a brilliant tidal wave
she devestated me
come back home
and bring those green eyes
when are you coming home?
i fell in love with a queen
a king who burned my village down
i paid her with love and taxes
i fell in love with the street sign that told me where to go
oh why do i go any where?
come back home
and bring those green eyes
oh when are you coming home?
get back here
cause baby these blue eyes are never as bright without you....
and when i called you in San Fransisco
i knew you had started a new life
without me... you're only you
come back home
and bring those green eyes
when are you coming home?
get back here
cause baby these blue eyes are never as bright without you....
when are you coming home?
when are you coming home?
when are you coming home?
Lyrics submitted by sailortattoos
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"I fell in love with the ship a vessel, with at least twenty holes"
To me this is referring to her as the ship and the holes being flaws. "ya well she still floats" basically saying regardless of all these flaws he knows can be fatal, she still wins him over.
"I fell in love with a queen, a king, who burnt my village down, I paid her with love and taxes"
A queen was more of eye candy, and a trend setter, and he is saying she was this beautiful girl, but she was also a king... a king was more dominant and in control, what he says goes and so though she was pretty, she was controlling and in charge.
When she burnt his village down, it could reference that she had the power to take anything and everything he had. When he "paid her with love and taxes" shows that regardless of her ability to rob him of all he is worth, he is still right there providing her with her needs and loving her just the same
"i fell in love with the street sign that told me where to go oh why do i go any where? "
street signs give us direction, not only to our destinations, but they are also have control because without them we are unable to find our way really. So he again refers to her has this controlling girl, and with out her he has no sense of where he is. the "why do I go anywhere?" kinda shows us that he knows that she is this dominating person.. but he has no self-control.
Skipping the rest to "with out me... your only you"
It reflects back to the fact that without each other, they aren’t anything.