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.
Yeah, alright
Everyone I know needs love like drugs
Like a common cold we could never shrug
My baby and me
We're missing the same stuff
We've all got a disease
Deficiency of love
Every day we still try
Every night we still cry
Driving home on the 805
We don't know what we're doing
We do it again
We're just amateur lovers
With amateur friends
I can tell you what you're thinking now
Before you think it you can settle down
We don't know what we're doing
Let's do it again
Let's do it again
You try to play it down
But it never stuck
I tried to bail this town
I'm getting no such luck, yeah
When nobody's around
I keep my eyes on the clock
There ain't a cure I've found
In all my times around this block
Everyday we still try
Every night we still cry
We drive it home on the 405
We don't know what we're doing
We do it again
We're just amateur lovers
With amateur friends, yeah
I can tell you what you're thinking now
Before you think it you can settle down
We don't know what we're doing
Let's do it again, yeah
Let's do it again
Let's do it again
We don't know what we're doing
Let's do it again, yeah
You know
We're just amateur lovers
With amateur friends
I can tell you what you're thinking now
Before you think it you can settle down
Our loving isn't gonna burn us out
We don't know what we're doing
Let's do it again, yeah
Let's do it again, yeah
Let's do it again, alright
Let's do it again
Professional, professional
Professional, professional
Professional, professional
Professional, professional
Professional, professional
Professional
Yeah, alright
Everyone I know needs love like drugs
Like a common cold we could never shrug
My baby and me
We're missing the same stuff
We've all got a disease
Deficiency of love
Every day we still try
Every night we still cry
Driving home on the 805
We don't know what we're doing
We do it again
We're just amateur lovers
With amateur friends
I can tell you what you're thinking now
Before you think it you can settle down
We don't know what we're doing
Let's do it again
Let's do it again
You try to play it down
But it never stuck
I tried to bail this town
I'm getting no such luck, yeah
When nobody's around
I keep my eyes on the clock
There ain't a cure I've found
In all my times around this block
Everyday we still try
Every night we still cry
We drive it home on the 405
We don't know what we're doing
We do it again
We're just amateur lovers
With amateur friends, yeah
I can tell you what you're thinking now
Before you think it you can settle down
We don't know what we're doing
Let's do it again, yeah
Let's do it again
Let's do it again
We don't know what we're doing
Let's do it again, yeah
You know
We're just amateur lovers
With amateur friends
I can tell you what you're thinking now
Before you think it you can settle down
Our loving isn't gonna burn us out
We don't know what we're doing
Let's do it again, yeah
Let's do it again, yeah
Let's do it again, alright
Let's do it again
Professional, professional
Professional, professional
Professional, professional
Professional, professional
Professional, professional
Professional
Yeah, alright
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first of all, it shouldnt be the sound of the song that u should worry about, its the msg u get from it. for Bredders, this song is pretty much straight forward honesty. we dont know what love is and we do it again. as in we do what we think love is as apposed to Truth, God's love is real love, there is a bit of sarcasm in this song when he says lets go it again, meaning our community is literally so stupid and we do it again. we're just amateur lovers with amateur friends. if u need me to go into depth a bit more just comment here again.