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.
Mary says
Dont look back
just keep your eyes strait front ahead
and she says
lookin backwards
well a man might end up dead
Mary thinks
that without her
well a mans not quite a man
but she loves me
every morning
at least thats what mary says
she says
yeah
mary says
Hold on tight
heres a sharp turn
be a bumpy ride ahead
spend the night
in the morning
and slide strait out of bed
mary laughs
deep inside
well i can feel im turning red
but she loves me
every evening
at least thats what mary says
Mary left
woke this mornin
found a note beside the bed
you better off
contradictingly
Thats how the letter read
marys gone
and without her
im not quite sure where i stand
but she loves me
mary lies
well at least that what mary says
thats what mary says
yeah
thats what mary said
she says
let go
Hold on tight
heres a sharp turn
be a bumpy ride ahead
spend the night
in the morning
and slide strait out of bed
mary laughs
deep inside
well i can feel im turning red
you never loved me
mary lies
well at least thats what mary says
thats what mary says
yeah
thats what mary says
she says
let go
bye bye bye
mary bye
bye bye
mary left
woke this mornin
found a note beside the bed
your better off
live life without me
that what the letter said
marys gone
and without her
she takes a small part of this man
you didnt love me
so goodbye
well at least thats what mary said
mary said
yeah
thats what mary said
she said
bye bye
bye bye bye
mary bye
bye bye
fly away
mary bye
bye bye
nothing left
Dont look back
just keep your eyes strait front ahead
and she says
lookin backwards
well a man might end up dead
Mary thinks
that without her
well a mans not quite a man
but she loves me
every morning
at least thats what mary says
she says
yeah
mary says
Hold on tight
heres a sharp turn
be a bumpy ride ahead
spend the night
in the morning
and slide strait out of bed
mary laughs
deep inside
well i can feel im turning red
but she loves me
every evening
at least thats what mary says
Mary left
woke this mornin
found a note beside the bed
you better off
contradictingly
Thats how the letter read
marys gone
and without her
im not quite sure where i stand
but she loves me
mary lies
well at least that what mary says
thats what mary says
yeah
thats what mary said
she says
let go
Hold on tight
heres a sharp turn
be a bumpy ride ahead
spend the night
in the morning
and slide strait out of bed
mary laughs
deep inside
well i can feel im turning red
you never loved me
mary lies
well at least thats what mary says
thats what mary says
yeah
thats what mary says
she says
let go
bye bye bye
mary bye
bye bye
mary left
woke this mornin
found a note beside the bed
your better off
live life without me
that what the letter said
marys gone
and without her
she takes a small part of this man
you didnt love me
so goodbye
well at least thats what mary said
mary said
yeah
thats what mary said
she said
bye bye
bye bye bye
mary bye
bye bye
fly away
mary bye
bye bye
nothing left
Lyrics submitted by rabbitmister
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