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.
Handbrake, mistrust, disbelief
Give me the emergency exit key
Bulwer juice bottle and chief
I'm calling this a state of emergency
I never had the chance not to drink
I tell you that I'd given you anything
You gotta love the one that you're with
To come and stop me giving you everything
Because
My love's for sale
I don't need it anymore
And if I fail, and if I fail
You'll hold my face back from the floor
Heartbreak at the hands of the thief
Is killing me with some kind of urgency
They told me you'd be out in a week
And i'm thinking that i'd owe an apology
Help me, are you feeling this heat?
Yeah, we can lie and join the academy
Go and love the one that you're with
I'm calling this a state of emergency
Because
My love's for sale
I don't need it anymore
And if I fail, and if I fail
You'll hold my face back from the floor
My love's for sale, my love's for sale
I don't need it anymore
I hope I fail, I hope I fail
You'll hold my face back from the floor
If it's all down hill from here
Then it's all, all down hill from here
If it's all, all, all down, down hill from here
But it's all, all, all down, down hill from here
Handbrake, mistrust, disbelief
At least they'll never get you for vagrancy
Broken down in need of relief
I've know you long enough won't you dance with me?
Because
My love's for sale
I don't need it anymore
And if I fail, and if I fail
You'll hold my face back from the floor
My love's for sale, my love's for sale
I don't need it anymore
I hope I fail, I hope I fail
You'll hold my face back from the floor
If it's all down hill from here
Then it's all, all down hill from here
Give me the emergency exit key
Bulwer juice bottle and chief
I'm calling this a state of emergency
I never had the chance not to drink
I tell you that I'd given you anything
You gotta love the one that you're with
To come and stop me giving you everything
Because
My love's for sale
I don't need it anymore
And if I fail, and if I fail
You'll hold my face back from the floor
Heartbreak at the hands of the thief
Is killing me with some kind of urgency
They told me you'd be out in a week
And i'm thinking that i'd owe an apology
Help me, are you feeling this heat?
Yeah, we can lie and join the academy
Go and love the one that you're with
I'm calling this a state of emergency
Because
My love's for sale
I don't need it anymore
And if I fail, and if I fail
You'll hold my face back from the floor
My love's for sale, my love's for sale
I don't need it anymore
I hope I fail, I hope I fail
You'll hold my face back from the floor
If it's all down hill from here
Then it's all, all down hill from here
If it's all, all, all down, down hill from here
But it's all, all, all down, down hill from here
Handbrake, mistrust, disbelief
At least they'll never get you for vagrancy
Broken down in need of relief
I've know you long enough won't you dance with me?
Because
My love's for sale
I don't need it anymore
And if I fail, and if I fail
You'll hold my face back from the floor
My love's for sale, my love's for sale
I don't need it anymore
I hope I fail, I hope I fail
You'll hold my face back from the floor
If it's all down hill from here
Then it's all, all down hill from here
Lyrics submitted by TaintedGlove
Love For Sale Lyrics as written by Paul Youdell Nathan Charles P Hudson
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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