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.
You were right all along
You know I hate that, admitting I was wrong
So I don't answer the phone when it's you
It's funny when I see the caller I.D.
That shows the phone line's
Still in your dad's name
So hey, I'm doing okay
And I'll get back to you
If you come back to me
Your voice is so Marilyn Monroe
It's funny how that makes me wanna smash the phone
I wonder if JFK ever felt this way
All alone, like summer when it snows
So out of place, so out of those fake smiles
I used to do so well
And here's the part of the song
Where I start to break down like my broken heart
But it's not gonna matter
The lines are all down from a hurricane
They should have named after you
Maybe I should get a Scorpions ring tone
To remind me of you
But hey, I'm doing okay
And I'll get back to you
If you come back to me
Oh, here we go
Just like a broken record skipping apart
That we both oughta know by heart
We were right there and now it seems so tragic
No happy ending, now this whole thing seems so drastic
You asked me 20 times where we could find our magic
Ask David Copperfield or even Ric Ocasek
David Blaine, where's the magic?
Lance Burton, where's the magic?
Harry Potter, where's the magic?
I used to think Pop Rocks were magic
Sigfried and Roy, where's the magic?
Shaquille O'Neal, why'd you leave the magic?
You asked me 20 times or was it 28?
And then your greatest trick ever was your Great Escape
So hey, I'm doing okay
And I'll get back to you
If you come back to me
Oh, here we go
Just like a broken record skipping apart
That we both oughta know by heart
And I can still hear you singing along, yeah
You know I hate that, admitting I was wrong
So I don't answer the phone when it's you
It's funny when I see the caller I.D.
That shows the phone line's
Still in your dad's name
So hey, I'm doing okay
And I'll get back to you
If you come back to me
Your voice is so Marilyn Monroe
It's funny how that makes me wanna smash the phone
I wonder if JFK ever felt this way
All alone, like summer when it snows
So out of place, so out of those fake smiles
I used to do so well
And here's the part of the song
Where I start to break down like my broken heart
But it's not gonna matter
The lines are all down from a hurricane
They should have named after you
Maybe I should get a Scorpions ring tone
To remind me of you
But hey, I'm doing okay
And I'll get back to you
If you come back to me
Oh, here we go
Just like a broken record skipping apart
That we both oughta know by heart
We were right there and now it seems so tragic
No happy ending, now this whole thing seems so drastic
You asked me 20 times where we could find our magic
Ask David Copperfield or even Ric Ocasek
David Blaine, where's the magic?
Lance Burton, where's the magic?
Harry Potter, where's the magic?
I used to think Pop Rocks were magic
Sigfried and Roy, where's the magic?
Shaquille O'Neal, why'd you leave the magic?
You asked me 20 times or was it 28?
And then your greatest trick ever was your Great Escape
So hey, I'm doing okay
And I'll get back to you
If you come back to me
Oh, here we go
Just like a broken record skipping apart
That we both oughta know by heart
And I can still hear you singing along, yeah
Lyrics submitted by mushroom people
If You Come Back to Me Lyrics as written by Reddick Maloy
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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