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.
We argued about the big stuff
Money, drugs and sex
Self-determination, choices and bad mistakes
And our self-respect
I ended up counting coins, buying pills, stressing out
Then passed out caught in
The Velocity of Love
I am bored of the big stuff
So we fucked up, I want my hope back
Trip me up I'll get you back
My friends are all fucked up
We ended up flipping out, smashing glass, grasping hands, biting lips
Falling hard into
The Velocity of Love
We ended up flipping out, smashing glass, grasping hands, biting lips
Falling hard into it
Counting coins, swallowing pills, acting up
Then passing out right into it
The Velocity of Love
From one preacher to another
If fame is what you want you'll get it
One fine fuck up to another
If a fight is what you want you'll get it
If money is all you want, then money's all you'll get
I'd rather be drunk and in love
Let's not get mean about the big stuff
You know I never cared
How product gets moved from place to place
How money's thrown from here to there
Won't end up counting coins, not buying in, nor pissed off, or stressed out
I'm all caught up in it
I'm flipping out, I'm smashing glass, I'm grasping hands and biting lips
I'm staying desperate
Hell, I'm not counting coins, not buying in, not stressing out, I'm snapping sails
Far away from all that with
The Velocity of Love
Money, drugs and sex
Self-determination, choices and bad mistakes
And our self-respect
I ended up counting coins, buying pills, stressing out
Then passed out caught in
The Velocity of Love
I am bored of the big stuff
So we fucked up, I want my hope back
Trip me up I'll get you back
My friends are all fucked up
We ended up flipping out, smashing glass, grasping hands, biting lips
Falling hard into
The Velocity of Love
We ended up flipping out, smashing glass, grasping hands, biting lips
Falling hard into it
Counting coins, swallowing pills, acting up
Then passing out right into it
The Velocity of Love
From one preacher to another
If fame is what you want you'll get it
One fine fuck up to another
If a fight is what you want you'll get it
If money is all you want, then money's all you'll get
I'd rather be drunk and in love
Let's not get mean about the big stuff
You know I never cared
How product gets moved from place to place
How money's thrown from here to there
Won't end up counting coins, not buying in, nor pissed off, or stressed out
I'm all caught up in it
I'm flipping out, I'm smashing glass, I'm grasping hands and biting lips
I'm staying desperate
Hell, I'm not counting coins, not buying in, not stressing out, I'm snapping sails
Far away from all that with
The Velocity of Love
Lyrics submitted by orgnizedcnfuzion
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perfect anthem for someone like me