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.
Tonight, I say we just get out of this town
Let's go to Seattle and watch rain fall on the ground
And on our tongues, "I love you's" run into each other
But could I really trust her?
She said, "Hey, baby, baby boy, why you always look so sad?"
"You've got the whole world in the palm of your hand."
But it don't mean a thing if you're not next to me
I'm so sick, so sick, of just always dreaming
I'm sleeping on the couch
She's married to a mattress
I think the hardest times are finally gonna pass us
Is the glass half-full?
So watch my eyes
Oh babe, I promise that I'll never let what happened last time (x2)
The rain is coming down like oh, cats and dogs
It's harder to see you through all of the fog
I know you're there so I'm not scared
Let's be crazy
How 'bout we just get married?
She said, "Hey, baby, baby boy, I loved you from the day that we met."
"Don't care what mom says, or if we're ready just yet."
Cause it don't mean a thing if you're not next to me
You're who I want to wake up to every morning
I'm sleeping on the couch
She's married to a mattress
I think the hardest times are finally gonna pass us
Is the glass half-full?
So watch my eyes
Oh babe, I promise that I'll never let what happened last time (x2)
(Let's just get married)
Wait, I'm on one knee...
(Let's just get married)
Can you believe this is happening?
So let's kiss the clock just for luck
(Let's just get married)
What timing; 11:11 just struck
I'm sleeping on the couch
She's married to a mattress
I think the hardest times are finally gonna pass us
Is the glass half-full?
So watch my eyes
Oh babe, I promise that I'll never let what happened last time
I'm sleeping on the couch
(Let's just get married)
She's married to a mattress
(Oh, baby, yeah, I'll marry you)
I think the hardest times are finally gonna pass us
Is the glass half-full?
(Let's just get married)
So watch my eyes
(Let's just get married)
Oh babe, I promise that I'll never let what happened last time
(Oh, baby) (x2)
Oh, baby, baby, let's get married
Let's just get married
Oh, baby, yeah, I'll marry you
Let's go to Seattle and watch rain fall on the ground
And on our tongues, "I love you's" run into each other
But could I really trust her?
She said, "Hey, baby, baby boy, why you always look so sad?"
"You've got the whole world in the palm of your hand."
But it don't mean a thing if you're not next to me
I'm so sick, so sick, of just always dreaming
I'm sleeping on the couch
She's married to a mattress
I think the hardest times are finally gonna pass us
Is the glass half-full?
So watch my eyes
Oh babe, I promise that I'll never let what happened last time (x2)
The rain is coming down like oh, cats and dogs
It's harder to see you through all of the fog
I know you're there so I'm not scared
Let's be crazy
How 'bout we just get married?
She said, "Hey, baby, baby boy, I loved you from the day that we met."
"Don't care what mom says, or if we're ready just yet."
Cause it don't mean a thing if you're not next to me
You're who I want to wake up to every morning
I'm sleeping on the couch
She's married to a mattress
I think the hardest times are finally gonna pass us
Is the glass half-full?
So watch my eyes
Oh babe, I promise that I'll never let what happened last time (x2)
(Let's just get married)
Wait, I'm on one knee...
(Let's just get married)
Can you believe this is happening?
So let's kiss the clock just for luck
(Let's just get married)
What timing; 11:11 just struck
I'm sleeping on the couch
She's married to a mattress
I think the hardest times are finally gonna pass us
Is the glass half-full?
So watch my eyes
Oh babe, I promise that I'll never let what happened last time
I'm sleeping on the couch
(Let's just get married)
She's married to a mattress
(Oh, baby, yeah, I'll marry you)
I think the hardest times are finally gonna pass us
Is the glass half-full?
(Let's just get married)
So watch my eyes
(Let's just get married)
Oh babe, I promise that I'll never let what happened last time
(Oh, baby) (x2)
Oh, baby, baby, let's get married
Let's just get married
Oh, baby, yeah, I'll marry you
Lyrics submitted by killstar
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Standing On The Edge Of Summer
Thursday
Thursday
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Little Feat
Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
i love this song! it's great. catchy chorus
my boyfriend is on a trip right now. a week trip with no communication with me at all. i heard this song and it put a big smile on my face cuz we are ALWAYS talking about getting married. it put an even bigger smile on my face when i heard the guy say "what time is it? 11:11 just struck" cuz me and my boyfriend always watch the time at night to make a wish at 11:11
anyways....
this song is soo self explanitory. they want to get married asap. the girl doesnt care what her mom thinks. they are going through some hard times right now cuz they want to be together all the time and they know it will soon pass once they just get married.
:]]]
i love this song! soco/jm fan?
their little catchphrase is "this is a story..."
11:11?
pretty coincidental man.
anyways, the meaning really is self-explanatory. marriage. such a cute little tune!
error: Let's go to Seattle, watch me fall on the ground!
correction: Let's go to Seattle, watch rain on the ground.
other than that. this song is my favorite. it has been for a long time.
ahh i dont know hwo to delete comments but i meant to type
"Lets go to Seattle watch, watch rain FALL on the ground."
x3 let's go to seattle, watch rain fall TO the ground.
i love this song. it almost makes me think of a long distance relationship- "it don't mean a thing if you're not here with me, you're who i want to wake up to every morning?" and "i'm sleeping on the couch, she's married to a mattress"- you can almost see it movie style, split screen, both of em doing the 'laying in bed daydreaming of eachother' type thing ya know? idk. i just love the song.
this is an awesome song Archie Star is a star.
I think the marriage part can be taken metaphorically or literal. I think them being together is irrational in any sense, but he doesn't care, so he's saying "lets just get married!". as in.. lets just go for it all, forget what everyone else thinks, forget what we SHOULD do. or, yeah, it could be taken straight out and literal.
Archie Star is Pat D'Andrea, the singer from the band October Fall. Its funny, I think I might like pat better as archie than in Oc fall. But s'all good either way.
As long as he keeps up both.
-N
Archie Star is Pat D'Andrea, the singer from the band October Fall. Its funny, I think I might like pat better as archie than in Oc fall. But s'all good either way.
As long as he keeps up both.
-N