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.
I can barely move, I can barely see where we're going now
The road is washed out from the river that flooded just north of town
We stick, stick, stick, stick to the plan we laid out, but we know the saying
The best, best, best, best plans of both mice and men can go terribly wrong, they probably will
So please, nobody speaks, nobody get any smart ideas
If we don't have any heroics we may just get out of here
And home to your families by dinner time, safely and soundly sleeping
‘cause we don't want trouble, we'll take what we came for and we'll leave quiet, or maybe we will
Tear you up, take what you love, and burn it down, burn it down
Nobody moves, nobody moves and no one gets hurt
Nobody opens their mouth and we have nothing to worry about
We'll keep, keep, keep, keep you alive ‘cause we always need bargaining chips
We'll keep, keep, keep, keep you alive ‘cause you're pretty, and we need something to look at while we
Tear you up, take what you love, and burn it down, and burn it down
You swear to build, we swear to come and burn it down, burn it down
Weighing the cost of the love you make
Measure again, yeah
Feeling the weight of the bones you break
Break them again, yeah
Wandering the halls ( … … )
Sinking our teeth into the wall for blood
( … … ) in magazines
Break all the locks without the combination
I know where you hid it, I consider it mine
Went to the ground without a planning or feeling
And keep me alert until the next valentine
Please cut me up, cut me apart and make me
The lover you wanted when you were young and asleep
And I'm fine when your youth burns like coal from a bottle
The lover you wanted while you waited so long
Weighing the cost of the love you make
Measure again, yeah
Feeling the weight of the bones you break
Break them again, yeah
Weighing the cost of the love you make
Measure again, yeah
Feeling the weight of the bones you break
Break them again, yeah
Weighing the cost of the love you make
Measure again, yeah
Feeling the weight of the bones you break
Break them again, yeah
Weighing the cost of the love you make
Measure again, yeah
Feeling the weight of the bones you break
Break them again, yeah
The road is washed out from the river that flooded just north of town
We stick, stick, stick, stick to the plan we laid out, but we know the saying
The best, best, best, best plans of both mice and men can go terribly wrong, they probably will
So please, nobody speaks, nobody get any smart ideas
If we don't have any heroics we may just get out of here
And home to your families by dinner time, safely and soundly sleeping
‘cause we don't want trouble, we'll take what we came for and we'll leave quiet, or maybe we will
Tear you up, take what you love, and burn it down, burn it down
Nobody moves, nobody moves and no one gets hurt
Nobody opens their mouth and we have nothing to worry about
We'll keep, keep, keep, keep you alive ‘cause we always need bargaining chips
We'll keep, keep, keep, keep you alive ‘cause you're pretty, and we need something to look at while we
Tear you up, take what you love, and burn it down, and burn it down
You swear to build, we swear to come and burn it down, burn it down
Weighing the cost of the love you make
Measure again, yeah
Feeling the weight of the bones you break
Break them again, yeah
Wandering the halls ( … … )
Sinking our teeth into the wall for blood
( … … ) in magazines
Break all the locks without the combination
I know where you hid it, I consider it mine
Went to the ground without a planning or feeling
And keep me alert until the next valentine
Please cut me up, cut me apart and make me
The lover you wanted when you were young and asleep
And I'm fine when your youth burns like coal from a bottle
The lover you wanted while you waited so long
Weighing the cost of the love you make
Measure again, yeah
Feeling the weight of the bones you break
Break them again, yeah
Weighing the cost of the love you make
Measure again, yeah
Feeling the weight of the bones you break
Break them again, yeah
Weighing the cost of the love you make
Measure again, yeah
Feeling the weight of the bones you break
Break them again, yeah
Weighing the cost of the love you make
Measure again, yeah
Feeling the weight of the bones you break
Break them again, yeah
Lyrics submitted by cato11087, edited by Mellow_Harsher, Blondiie, SephNite
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