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.
Me and I
Yeah, we're going your way
Sound the trumpets and open the gates
No angels there to greet me
They can't breathe
And they won't see me
And I'll do, I'll do,
But a little won't help you now
I'll do
I was a kid and you were my hero
Bathed in rhinestones and brand new chinos
I was young, drunk and easy
We would duel, but our holsters were empty
And I'll do, I'll do,
But a little won't help you now
I'll do
Along the wayside gonna change our names
They're easily replaced
It comes on heavy like a symphony at the cinema
'Cause even though we don't mean what we say
We throw our words like bombs and hand grenades
Arms are weighing like a monument
That comes and goes in time
Like highway signs we post along the way
We wonder where they've gone
'Cause even though we don't mean what we say
We throw our words like bombs and hand grenades
Yeah, we're going your way
Sound the trumpets and open the gates
No angels there to greet me
They can't breathe
And they won't see me
And I'll do, I'll do,
But a little won't help you now
I'll do
I was a kid and you were my hero
Bathed in rhinestones and brand new chinos
I was young, drunk and easy
We would duel, but our holsters were empty
And I'll do, I'll do,
But a little won't help you now
I'll do
Along the wayside gonna change our names
They're easily replaced
It comes on heavy like a symphony at the cinema
'Cause even though we don't mean what we say
We throw our words like bombs and hand grenades
Arms are weighing like a monument
That comes and goes in time
Like highway signs we post along the way
We wonder where they've gone
'Cause even though we don't mean what we say
We throw our words like bombs and hand grenades
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