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.
Just a little bit stronger
Just a little bit wiser
Just a little less needy
And maybe I'd get there...
Just a little bit pretty
Just a little more aware
Just a little bit thinner
And maybe I'd get there...
Clearly, clearly I remember
Hiking up my skirt
Asking for your time
Clearly, clearly I remember
Nervous if ever confronted
And questioning myself
Oh perhaps, perhaps if I got better
Perhaps if I challenged myself
Perhaps if I was
Just a little bit stronger
Just a little bit wiser
Just a little less needy
And maybe I'd get there...
Just a little bit pretty
Just a little more aware
Just a little bit thinner
And maybe I'd get there...
Clearly, clearly I remember
Pulling up my shirt
Staring blank ahead
Clearly, clearly I remember
Days of useless crying
Almost feeling dead
Oh perhaps, perhaps if I was smaller
Perhaps, I could control myself
Perhaps if I was
Just a little bit stronger
Just a little bit wiser
Just a little less needy
And maybe I'd get there...
Just a little bit pretty
Just a little more aware
Just a little bit thinner
And maybe I'd get there...
Just a little bit stronger
Just a little bit wiser
Just a little less needy
And maybe I'd get there...
Just a little bit pretty
Just a little more aware
Just a little bit thinner
And maybe I'd get there...
oooooaaaah oooooaaahhh
ooooaaaah oaaa'aaah
Just a little bit pretty
Just a little more aware
Just a little bit thinner
And maybe I'd get there...
Just a little bit wiser
Just a little less needy
And maybe I'd get there...
Just a little bit pretty
Just a little more aware
Just a little bit thinner
And maybe I'd get there...
Clearly, clearly I remember
Hiking up my skirt
Asking for your time
Clearly, clearly I remember
Nervous if ever confronted
And questioning myself
Oh perhaps, perhaps if I got better
Perhaps if I challenged myself
Perhaps if I was
Just a little bit stronger
Just a little bit wiser
Just a little less needy
And maybe I'd get there...
Just a little bit pretty
Just a little more aware
Just a little bit thinner
And maybe I'd get there...
Clearly, clearly I remember
Pulling up my shirt
Staring blank ahead
Clearly, clearly I remember
Days of useless crying
Almost feeling dead
Oh perhaps, perhaps if I was smaller
Perhaps, I could control myself
Perhaps if I was
Just a little bit stronger
Just a little bit wiser
Just a little less needy
And maybe I'd get there...
Just a little bit pretty
Just a little more aware
Just a little bit thinner
And maybe I'd get there...
Just a little bit stronger
Just a little bit wiser
Just a little less needy
And maybe I'd get there...
Just a little bit pretty
Just a little more aware
Just a little bit thinner
And maybe I'd get there...
oooooaaaah oooooaaahhh
ooooaaaah oaaa'aaah
Just a little bit pretty
Just a little more aware
Just a little bit thinner
And maybe I'd get there...
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well i personally agree with heathurryo. when i listen to the song i think it fits well.
i think its about feeling pressured to have sex or do sexual things. and about feeling that the only way you'll be loved is if you do it. you can tell shes feeling guilty about doing it, but she continues becuase she doesnt know what else to do.
Just a little bit stronger Just a little bit wiser Uust a little less needy And maybe I'd get there
if she was srtogner she wouldnt need to be loved by people who pressure her. if she was wiser she would do what she knows it right. if she wasn't so needy for everyone to love her.
Just a little bit pretty Just a little more aware Just a little bit thinner And maybe I'd get there
she thinks that if she was a little bit pretty and a little bit thinner then she wouldnt need to do sexual things to make guys like her. she thinks they would then like her for the way she looks and that would be enough.
clearly, clearly I remember Hiking up my skirt And asking for your time
hiking up her skirt... well... duh
Clearly, clearly I remember ervous if ever confronted And questioning myself
this is where her guilt comes in. she questions herself because she knows its wrong.. but she wants to be loved.
Clearly, clearly I remember Pulling up my shirt And staring blank ahead
well.. this is obvious
Clearly, clearly I remember Days of useless crying And almost feeling dead
when you do something like that you feel dead and useless and well, you cry a lot. you feel really empty...
maybe. MAYBE this song is about an eating disorder. but i don't think so. i think its about feeling the need to do sexual things to get attention and to feel loved.
and by the way this is coming from someone who knows inside feelings about BOTH things (eating disorder side and the sexual side)