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.
Mørket kommer listende og nu må jeg stå for skud
månen presser væden af min chillum-klud
Hvor er I henne venner er festen forbi?
Er jeg væk når I kommer tilbage så er det fordi
jeg er fløjet bort til øen som vi to så
hvor jeg ta'r mine violette snabeltyrkersko på
Det' en dunhammeraften
Hammer med stort H!
Frøerne taler det samme sprog som
mester Jakel i sin bugtalerkrog
Ja vi har magisk teater på 3. Balkon
i maven på solens orange ballon
over øen er himmelviften jo blå
når man har sine violette snabeltyrkersko på
I værelse 7 spiller Rifbjerg skak med
Grundtvig der sidder og nynner Bach
I Frue Kirke kan ingen begribe
hvem der sidder og ryger på orgelpibe
Det' da ellers ikke særlig svært at forstå
når man har sine violette snabeltyrkersko på
Det' en dunhammeraften
Hammer med stort H!
Tycho Brahe sidder på Rundetårn og
tegner horoskopet for pinsemor'n og
snadder på sin pibe og vifter stolt på en
motorvejsbølge er der ikke koldt nej
Sjælland er'n dejlig varm ø at bo på
når man har sine violette snabeltyrkersko på
Sådan en nat er der ikke mange af hvor
venner si'r farvel før de si'r goddag
Jeres stemmer prikker i min fingerspids
og jeg ved at I ikke undrer jer hvis
jeg er fløjet bort til øen som vi to så
hvor jeg har mine violette snabeltyrkersko på
Det' en dunhammeraften
Hammer med stort H!
månen presser væden af min chillum-klud
Hvor er I henne venner er festen forbi?
Er jeg væk når I kommer tilbage så er det fordi
jeg er fløjet bort til øen som vi to så
hvor jeg ta'r mine violette snabeltyrkersko på
Det' en dunhammeraften
Hammer med stort H!
Frøerne taler det samme sprog som
mester Jakel i sin bugtalerkrog
Ja vi har magisk teater på 3. Balkon
i maven på solens orange ballon
over øen er himmelviften jo blå
når man har sine violette snabeltyrkersko på
I værelse 7 spiller Rifbjerg skak med
Grundtvig der sidder og nynner Bach
I Frue Kirke kan ingen begribe
hvem der sidder og ryger på orgelpibe
Det' da ellers ikke særlig svært at forstå
når man har sine violette snabeltyrkersko på
Det' en dunhammeraften
Hammer med stort H!
Tycho Brahe sidder på Rundetårn og
tegner horoskopet for pinsemor'n og
snadder på sin pibe og vifter stolt på en
motorvejsbølge er der ikke koldt nej
Sjælland er'n dejlig varm ø at bo på
når man har sine violette snabeltyrkersko på
Sådan en nat er der ikke mange af hvor
venner si'r farvel før de si'r goddag
Jeres stemmer prikker i min fingerspids
og jeg ved at I ikke undrer jer hvis
jeg er fløjet bort til øen som vi to så
hvor jeg har mine violette snabeltyrkersko på
Det' en dunhammeraften
Hammer med stort H!
Lyrics submitted by abelone
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