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.
I just discovered the fountain of youth
I was feeling low and unloved
A little long in the tooth
I took a dive in the water
Felt the years roll back in no particular order
Now all the ladies are going crazy
And the men saying struth
And I found myself singing…
Down with the jury and down with proof
Down with the ceiling and down with the roof
I'm going down to the water to find me the truth
Sinking down with the times
Cause I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
I could not buy love
I just found something better
It's a ticket to the future
Let me show you the proof
Watch and learn as I wade in the water
Stick around twenty and make it with your daughter
I got a brand new complexion and a sparkling tooth
Even Susan Renouf's singing…
Down with the jury and down with the proof
Down with the ceiling and down with the roof
Did it all for a cutie in a kissing booth
Rolling round in the slime
Cause I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
Watching the Western world die
Singing bye bye bye bye bye
I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
Baby my soul's gonna go through the roof
The surgeon sings…
Come on, come on
It's not so wrong
It don't cost nothing
And it won't take long
Move with the feeling
Get your boardshorts on
I am John the Baptist
And you're all my sons
Chorus
Singing down with beauty
And down with the truth
Down with the ceiling
And down with the roof
Gonna wade in the water
From Keith to Duluth
Singing down with the times
Cause I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
I was feeling low and unloved
A little long in the tooth
I took a dive in the water
Felt the years roll back in no particular order
Now all the ladies are going crazy
And the men saying struth
And I found myself singing…
Down with the jury and down with proof
Down with the ceiling and down with the roof
I'm going down to the water to find me the truth
Sinking down with the times
Cause I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
I could not buy love
I just found something better
It's a ticket to the future
Let me show you the proof
Watch and learn as I wade in the water
Stick around twenty and make it with your daughter
I got a brand new complexion and a sparkling tooth
Even Susan Renouf's singing…
Down with the jury and down with the proof
Down with the ceiling and down with the roof
Did it all for a cutie in a kissing booth
Rolling round in the slime
Cause I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
Watching the Western world die
Singing bye bye bye bye bye
I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
Baby my soul's gonna go through the roof
The surgeon sings…
Come on, come on
It's not so wrong
It don't cost nothing
And it won't take long
Move with the feeling
Get your boardshorts on
I am John the Baptist
And you're all my sons
Chorus
Singing down with beauty
And down with the truth
Down with the ceiling
And down with the roof
Gonna wade in the water
From Keith to Duluth
Singing down with the times
Cause I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
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