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.
What would you do if you're not welcome in this place
Make a girl run passed the door
So we can take it on your face
You were scared before
But now you're not alone
There's something growing inside you that you can not take home
You're so sad
So sure
What you had
Before he took it all away
So long desperate for hours
And so wrong
Wretched in poverty
What you want from me
You could never keep
You're not welcome in this small place anymore
Well are you sure?
What were your plans before now?
What's in it for you?
If he's in it for nothing
What you need from me is a little sympathy
To get you off
To get you off your knees
You're so sad
So sure
What you had
Before he took it all away
So long desperate for hours
And so wrong
Wretched in poverty
What you want from me
You could never keep
You're not welcome in this small place anymore
And I'm sad to report
That you'll do what he believes
And I'm used in a ploy just to get them to make you bleed
Throw it all away
Where you'll bleed by a change of clothes
We already know
We already know
So long desperate for hours
You're so wrong
So wrong
So long desperate for hours
And so wrong
Wretched in poverty
What you want from me
You could never keep
You're not welcome in this small place anymore
Make a girl run passed the door
So we can take it on your face
You were scared before
But now you're not alone
There's something growing inside you that you can not take home
You're so sad
So sure
What you had
Before he took it all away
So long desperate for hours
And so wrong
Wretched in poverty
What you want from me
You could never keep
You're not welcome in this small place anymore
Well are you sure?
What were your plans before now?
What's in it for you?
If he's in it for nothing
What you need from me is a little sympathy
To get you off
To get you off your knees
You're so sad
So sure
What you had
Before he took it all away
So long desperate for hours
And so wrong
Wretched in poverty
What you want from me
You could never keep
You're not welcome in this small place anymore
And I'm sad to report
That you'll do what he believes
And I'm used in a ploy just to get them to make you bleed
Throw it all away
Where you'll bleed by a change of clothes
We already know
We already know
So long desperate for hours
You're so wrong
So wrong
So long desperate for hours
And so wrong
Wretched in poverty
What you want from me
You could never keep
You're not welcome in this small place anymore
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