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.
When I woke up tonight I said I'm
Gonna make somebody love me
I'm gonna make somebody love me
And now I know
Now I know
Now I know
I know that it's you
You're lucky lucky, you're so lucky
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna, wanna go
Where I'd never let you before
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna, wanna go
Where I'd never let you before
Well he's a friend and he's so proud of you
He's a friend and I knew him before you, oh yeah
Well, he's a friend and we're so proud of you
Your famous friend and I blew him before you, oh yeah
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna, wanna go
Where I'd never let you before
Here we are at the Transmission party
I love your friends, they're all so arty, oh yeah
Oh, when I woke up tonight I said I'm
Gonna make somebody love me
I'm gonna make somebody love me
And now I know
Now I know
Now I know
I know that it's you
You're lucky lucky, you're so lucky
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna, wanna go
Where I'd never let you before
Oh lucky, lucky
You're so lucky
Lucky, lucky
You're so lucky
Lucky, lucky
You're so lucky
Lucky, lucky
You're so lucky
Lucky, lucky
You're so lucky
Oh lucky, lucky
You're so lucky, yeah
Gonna make somebody love me
I'm gonna make somebody love me
And now I know
Now I know
Now I know
I know that it's you
You're lucky lucky, you're so lucky
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna, wanna go
Where I'd never let you before
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna, wanna go
Where I'd never let you before
Well he's a friend and he's so proud of you
He's a friend and I knew him before you, oh yeah
Well, he's a friend and we're so proud of you
Your famous friend and I blew him before you, oh yeah
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna, wanna go
Where I'd never let you before
Here we are at the Transmission party
I love your friends, they're all so arty, oh yeah
Oh, when I woke up tonight I said I'm
Gonna make somebody love me
I'm gonna make somebody love me
And now I know
Now I know
Now I know
I know that it's you
You're lucky lucky, you're so lucky
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna
Well, do ya
Do ya, do ya wanna, wanna go
Where I'd never let you before
Oh lucky, lucky
You're so lucky
Lucky, lucky
You're so lucky
Lucky, lucky
You're so lucky
Lucky, lucky
You're so lucky
Lucky, lucky
You're so lucky
Oh lucky, lucky
You're so lucky, yeah
Lyrics submitted by CrashBangOuch
Do You Want To Lyrics as written by Nicholas John Mccarthy Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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