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.
c'mon, now you've got some time
I wanna hear it cuz I need an answer
I know youth dies young
but our youth's just begun
and ain't it a beautiful day
cuz it's true, baby
I need you
I'm damned if i say i do
Gertrude would approve
i need you in the mornin
i need you in the silent afterglow
won't you let my lovin' show, baby
oh anyone can toe the line
except for me cuz I'm a disco dancer
all my life I've been
a gopher with a grin
my smile is fadin' away
cuz it's true, baby
i need you
to shatter the status q
Truman would approve
i need you in the mornin'
i need you in the sunshine, rain or snow
won't you let my lovin' show, baby
otherwise I don't want to hear it
you've got me talkin talkin talkin
well it's better than you
cuz I say I don't wanna fear it
that look that says exactly what you think of me
cuz that's when you would be free oh
from my love
my love
baby baay-bee
c'mon now honey stop denyin'
or I'm forever gonna be a bachelor
leave the steps of your house
get down to the courthouse
give me a G and an A, Y?!
cuz it's true,
baby I need you I'm damned if I say, "I do"
Jesus would approve I need you in the morning I need you
in the scarlet afterglow oh won't you let my lovin' show
baby I need you-oo-ooo I need you to sustain my sorry soul
won't you let my lovin' show
baby I need you I need you I said
I don't wanna hear it you got me talkin talkin talkin
well it's better than you I need you-oo-ooo I need yoooou
I need you to get over my rainbow
I don't wanna hear it I don't wanna hear it
I don't wanna hear it I don't wanna hear it
I wanna hear it cuz I need an answer
I know youth dies young
but our youth's just begun
and ain't it a beautiful day
cuz it's true, baby
I need you
I'm damned if i say i do
Gertrude would approve
i need you in the mornin
i need you in the silent afterglow
won't you let my lovin' show, baby
oh anyone can toe the line
except for me cuz I'm a disco dancer
all my life I've been
a gopher with a grin
my smile is fadin' away
cuz it's true, baby
i need you
to shatter the status q
Truman would approve
i need you in the mornin'
i need you in the sunshine, rain or snow
won't you let my lovin' show, baby
otherwise I don't want to hear it
you've got me talkin talkin talkin
well it's better than you
cuz I say I don't wanna fear it
that look that says exactly what you think of me
cuz that's when you would be free oh
from my love
my love
baby baay-bee
c'mon now honey stop denyin'
or I'm forever gonna be a bachelor
leave the steps of your house
get down to the courthouse
give me a G and an A, Y?!
cuz it's true,
baby I need you I'm damned if I say, "I do"
Jesus would approve I need you in the morning I need you
in the scarlet afterglow oh won't you let my lovin' show
baby I need you-oo-ooo I need you to sustain my sorry soul
won't you let my lovin' show
baby I need you I need you I said
I don't wanna hear it you got me talkin talkin talkin
well it's better than you I need you-oo-ooo I need yoooou
I need you to get over my rainbow
I don't wanna hear it I don't wanna hear it
I don't wanna hear it I don't wanna hear it
Lyrics submitted by ThreeMilesDown
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Very nice song, verry happy!
wow. is it just me, or is she insinuating she needs this guy to confirm her heterosexuality? Or maybe it's just because he keeps denying her love and others suspect she is gay?
I dunno, but funny and cute song.
ok, i feel like an idiot now. I just looked at a CD review and this song is supposed to be in FAVOR of gay marriage. Now that i look at the lyrics (and listen) some more, i can see it now.
Please disregard my last message :-X regardless, still amazing song
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'I need you to get over my rainbow'- great line, sums up the whole song :)