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'll get hooked, you'll get drugged
She'll be your essence she'll be your blood
And you'll want her so much but you'll never get enough
And that's the first rule of love
She'll smell so sweetly in the morning
She'll make you feel so good inside
And you'll want her so much you'll give everything else up
And that's the first rule of love
You'll grow comfortable together
You'll start to fit like hand and glove
And then you'll start to hate the men she used to dream of
And that's the first rule of love
You'll miss her madly, when you're apart
Love is like gravity holding down your heart
You'll grow envious and bitter
She'll be enquiring and concerned
And you'll feel so close to her but never close enough
To get past the first rule of love
And with the awkwardness of strangers
You will finally give up
No exceptions to the first rule of love
She'll be your essence she'll be your blood
And you'll want her so much but you'll never get enough
And that's the first rule of love
She'll smell so sweetly in the morning
She'll make you feel so good inside
And you'll want her so much you'll give everything else up
And that's the first rule of love
You'll grow comfortable together
You'll start to fit like hand and glove
And then you'll start to hate the men she used to dream of
And that's the first rule of love
You'll miss her madly, when you're apart
Love is like gravity holding down your heart
You'll grow envious and bitter
She'll be enquiring and concerned
And you'll feel so close to her but never close enough
To get past the first rule of love
And with the awkwardness of strangers
You will finally give up
No exceptions to the first rule of love
Lyrics submitted by spitintherain
The First Rule Of Love Lyrics as written by Justin Currie
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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this is such a great song.... simply about the feelings you go through when you are in love
this is such a great song.... simply about the feelings you go through when you are in love
This is one of my favourite songs... He is basically sayinig what falling in love is like... It is just dynamite.... simply dynamite (I also like the steel guitar in this song)
the first rule of love is....don't fall in love
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