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.
Summer in the city where the air is still
A baby being born to the overkill
Who cares what people say
We walk down love's motorway
A vision of love wearing boxing gloves
And singing hearts and flowers
Chorus:
Somewhere in my heart
There is a star that shines for you
Silver splits the blue
Love will see it through
And somewhere in my heart
There is the will to set you free
All you've got to be is true
A star above the city in the northern chill
A baby being born to the overkill
No say no place to go
A t.v. and a radio
A vision of love wearing boxing gloves
And singing hearts and flowers
Chorus
But who could heal
What's never been as one
And our hearts have been torn
Since the day we were born
Just like anyone
From Westwood to Hollywood
The one thing that's understood
Is that you can't buy time
But you can sell your soul
And the closest thing to heaven is to rock and roll
Chorus
A baby being born to the overkill
Who cares what people say
We walk down love's motorway
A vision of love wearing boxing gloves
And singing hearts and flowers
Chorus:
Somewhere in my heart
There is a star that shines for you
Silver splits the blue
Love will see it through
And somewhere in my heart
There is the will to set you free
All you've got to be is true
A star above the city in the northern chill
A baby being born to the overkill
No say no place to go
A t.v. and a radio
A vision of love wearing boxing gloves
And singing hearts and flowers
Chorus
But who could heal
What's never been as one
And our hearts have been torn
Since the day we were born
Just like anyone
From Westwood to Hollywood
The one thing that's understood
Is that you can't buy time
But you can sell your soul
And the closest thing to heaven is to rock and roll
Chorus
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