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.
Well, you got it so good
You live for the action
Used to be a has-been
Now you got yourself some satisfaction
A dog in a bag and a bone
But you're lost in the rain
Twenty-one million miles from home
You got brand new shoes
A healthy fixation
Atomic heart
And a two for one education
You're breaking my heart all the way
With your dog in a bag
I need your badness just to get through the day
Oh
It's a million o'clock, too hot to sleep
A rotten taste in my mouth and my eyes are deep
There's nothing much really goin' on up here
I'm holdin' on for dear life and one more beer
I guess you could say it's a sick little show
A bottle of troubles and a bed full of woe
It's easy to see without lookin' too far
You'd have to be a saint to be as sick as you are
Half the world's asleep
The rest of them are dreaming
God forbid you should forget to close the door as you're leavin'
I hate to see you in a bind
With your dog in a bag
Sleepin' next to your ridiculous mind
With a dog in a bag
Sleepin' next to your ridiculous mind
With a dog in a bag
Sleepin' next to your ridiculous mind
You live for the action
Used to be a has-been
Now you got yourself some satisfaction
A dog in a bag and a bone
But you're lost in the rain
Twenty-one million miles from home
You got brand new shoes
A healthy fixation
Atomic heart
And a two for one education
You're breaking my heart all the way
With your dog in a bag
I need your badness just to get through the day
Oh
It's a million o'clock, too hot to sleep
A rotten taste in my mouth and my eyes are deep
There's nothing much really goin' on up here
I'm holdin' on for dear life and one more beer
I guess you could say it's a sick little show
A bottle of troubles and a bed full of woe
It's easy to see without lookin' too far
You'd have to be a saint to be as sick as you are
Half the world's asleep
The rest of them are dreaming
God forbid you should forget to close the door as you're leavin'
I hate to see you in a bind
With your dog in a bag
Sleepin' next to your ridiculous mind
With a dog in a bag
Sleepin' next to your ridiculous mind
With a dog in a bag
Sleepin' next to your ridiculous mind
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