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.
you took your
brownie hawkeye
and pointed it up
at the sky
you just let the
shutter fly
all of your friends
still wonder why
you were never good
with a goodbye
you just turned your back
and let it slide
i try to remember the words
i once heard
you spoke them with courage
you never deserved
all of that
that they let you carry (?)
few were the firsts
for sure
you were the first to be married
stars went wheeling across the sky
silloetted the tops of the bending pines
summer was high
we were storming inside
the morning glories
bloomed by moonlight
we get that picture
in your mind
'cause of all the smoke
in our eyes
i took a piss
on the wall
out back of the mall
you drank the last of the sherri
green grass stains
on your bare feet
on the dash
of your mother's Chevy
I guess it was hard to quit
which you won't admit
to beginning
we vamped(?) from shoulder
to shoulder
we’ll never grow up
we just got older
i chewed a hole
right through my heart
from the very start
anticipating the myth of you
brownie hawkeye
and pointed it up
at the sky
you just let the
shutter fly
all of your friends
still wonder why
you were never good
with a goodbye
you just turned your back
and let it slide
i try to remember the words
i once heard
you spoke them with courage
you never deserved
all of that
that they let you carry (?)
few were the firsts
for sure
you were the first to be married
stars went wheeling across the sky
silloetted the tops of the bending pines
summer was high
we were storming inside
the morning glories
bloomed by moonlight
we get that picture
in your mind
'cause of all the smoke
in our eyes
i took a piss
on the wall
out back of the mall
you drank the last of the sherri
green grass stains
on your bare feet
on the dash
of your mother's Chevy
I guess it was hard to quit
which you won't admit
to beginning
we vamped(?) from shoulder
to shoulder
we’ll never grow up
we just got older
i chewed a hole
right through my heart
from the very start
anticipating the myth of you
Lyrics submitted by duggah
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