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.
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
The other day I saw you
As I walked along the road
But when I saw him with you
I could feel my future fold
I used to think of no one else
But you were just the same
You didn't even think of me
As someone with a name
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
I met you in the morning
Waiting for the tides of time
But now the tide is turning
I can see that I was blind
I used to think of no one else
But you were just the same
You didn't even think of me
As someone with a name
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
On in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
What goes on in your heart?
On in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
What goes on in your heart?
On in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
What goes on in your heart?
On in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
The other day I saw you
As I walked along the road
But when I saw him with you
I could feel my future fold
I used to think of no one else
But you were just the same
You didn't even think of me
As someone with a name
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
I met you in the morning
Waiting for the tides of time
But now the tide is turning
I can see that I was blind
I used to think of no one else
But you were just the same
You didn't even think of me
As someone with a name
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
On in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
What goes on in your heart?
On in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
What goes on in your heart?
On in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
What goes on in your heart?
On in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
What Goes On Lyrics as written by Paul Mccartney John Lennon
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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when i first heard this i didn't know it was a beatles cover. i just kept thinking, "i freaking adore this, but these lyrics are so not sufjan-ish." beatles...that would explain it. ha.
yeah, but it's totally brilliant. love.