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.
You know that I would love to see you next year
I hope that I am still alive next year
You magnify the way I think about myself
Before you came, I rarely thought about myself
Behind your veil I found the body underneath
Inside your head were things I'd never thought about
You know that I would love to see you next year
I hope that I am still alive next year
What's my view? Well, how am I supposed to know?
Write a review, well, how objective can I be?
What's my view? Well, how am I supposed to know?
Write a review, well, how objective can I be?
You know that I would love to see you in that dress
I hope that I will live to see you undress
The everyday is part of what consumes me
The hate I feel is part of what fuels me
I testify to having guilty feelings
I must confess, I'd like to be caught stealing
You know that I would love to see you in that dress
I hope that I will live to see you undress
What's my view? Well, how am I supposed to know?
Write a review, well, how objective can I be?
What's my view? Well, how am I supposed to know?
Write a review, well, how objective can I be?
I like to wait to see how things turn out
If you apply some pressure
I like to wait and see how things turn out
If you apply some pressure
What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again
What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again
I like to wait to see how things turn out
If you apply some pressure
I like to wait to see how things turn out
If you apply some pressure
What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again
What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again
What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again
What happens when you lose some pressure?
Apply some pressure, you lose some pressure
Apply some pressure, you lose some pressure
Apply some pressure, you lose some pressure
What happens when you lose some pressure?
Apply some pressure, you lose, oh, everything
Will you just start again?
You know that I would love to see you next year
I hope that I am still alive next year
You know that I would love to see you in that dress
I hope that I will live to see you undress
I hope that I am still alive next year
You magnify the way I think about myself
Before you came, I rarely thought about myself
Behind your veil I found the body underneath
Inside your head were things I'd never thought about
You know that I would love to see you next year
I hope that I am still alive next year
What's my view? Well, how am I supposed to know?
Write a review, well, how objective can I be?
What's my view? Well, how am I supposed to know?
Write a review, well, how objective can I be?
You know that I would love to see you in that dress
I hope that I will live to see you undress
The everyday is part of what consumes me
The hate I feel is part of what fuels me
I testify to having guilty feelings
I must confess, I'd like to be caught stealing
You know that I would love to see you in that dress
I hope that I will live to see you undress
What's my view? Well, how am I supposed to know?
Write a review, well, how objective can I be?
What's my view? Well, how am I supposed to know?
Write a review, well, how objective can I be?
I like to wait to see how things turn out
If you apply some pressure
I like to wait and see how things turn out
If you apply some pressure
What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again
What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again
I like to wait to see how things turn out
If you apply some pressure
I like to wait to see how things turn out
If you apply some pressure
What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again
What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again
What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again
What happens when you lose some pressure?
Apply some pressure, you lose some pressure
Apply some pressure, you lose some pressure
Apply some pressure, you lose some pressure
What happens when you lose some pressure?
Apply some pressure, you lose, oh, everything
Will you just start again?
You know that I would love to see you next year
I hope that I am still alive next year
You know that I would love to see you in that dress
I hope that I will live to see you undress
Lyrics submitted by Random Boy, edited by thnks0fr0th0mmrs
Apply Some Pressure Lyrics as written by Duncan Robert Lloyd Archis Tiku
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sentric Music
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