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.
hey, calling all imaginary friends
today don't want no one
to tell me how it ends
took breathing for granted
and now i don' know how to breathe
something that you planted
just won't get up and leave
you only get to play one time
lenny bruce's bug eyes
stare from an LP
asking me just what kind
of fight i've got in me
i harbored some ambition
to turn it up like that
i already had roadblocks so
why'd you have to cheat?
hey, i'm bewildered
and writing myself notes
that say if you fake happiness
then no-one knows
convince yourself
and then you've got it made
there'll be no black of night
there'll just be turned-out lights
it's a long story tell you later
now the sky looks like turner
from specifics to the dawn
got so many back-burners
that keep me on
you laughed out loud
about someone who
couldn't get their shit together
i laughed along, ha ha
i almost wish you knew me better
hey, calling all imaginary friends
today don't want no one
to tell me how it ends
took breathing for granted
and now i don' know how to breathe
something that you planted
just won't get up and leave
you only get to play one time
lenny bruce's bug eyes
stare from an LP
asking me just what kind
of fight i've got in me
i harbored some ambition
to turn it up like that
i already had roadblocks so
why'd you have to cheat?
hey, i'm bewildered
and writing myself notes
that say if you fake happiness
then no-one knows
convince yourself
and then you've got it made
there'll be no black of night
there'll just be turned-out lights
it's a long story tell you later
now the sky looks like turner
from specifics to the dawn
got so many back-burners
that keep me on
you laughed out loud
about someone who
couldn't get their shit together
i laughed along, ha ha
i almost wish you knew me better
hey, calling all imaginary friends
Lyrics submitted by RomanCandle
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