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.
who cares what the question is
when all your love's in messages
glorious in tenderness
when they enter my mind
it's all you know
it's all you know
day breaks on the hillside
till the edge of the landslide
silhouettes and high tide
that's glazed by the sun
it's all you know
it's all you know
thoughts rush like carriages
with all your loving messages
glorious in tenderness
when they enter my mind
it's all you know
it's all you know
well, i've got my strategy
listed down in category
well, that's something you said to me
when you stayed by my side
it's all you know
it's all you know
conform, and you'll all be nice
why i can take you there for better the price
we're carrying passengers
with all their loving messages
don't you know
don't you know
you've got your character
you're not up and down like a temperature
if i'm rude or bad to you
i'm saved by your love
it's all you know
it's all you know
it's all you know
it's all you know
(who cares what the question is
when all your love is in messages)
it's all you know
it's all you know
when all your love's in messages
glorious in tenderness
when they enter my mind
it's all you know
it's all you know
day breaks on the hillside
till the edge of the landslide
silhouettes and high tide
that's glazed by the sun
it's all you know
it's all you know
thoughts rush like carriages
with all your loving messages
glorious in tenderness
when they enter my mind
it's all you know
it's all you know
well, i've got my strategy
listed down in category
well, that's something you said to me
when you stayed by my side
it's all you know
it's all you know
conform, and you'll all be nice
why i can take you there for better the price
we're carrying passengers
with all their loving messages
don't you know
don't you know
you've got your character
you're not up and down like a temperature
if i'm rude or bad to you
i'm saved by your love
it's all you know
it's all you know
it's all you know
it's all you know
(who cares what the question is
when all your love is in messages)
it's all you know
it's all you know
Lyrics submitted by solvent_d
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not certain i got the lyrics transcribed accurately; quite sure i got some parts wrong. appreciate any feedback.
I think it's "With all your love in messages", rather than "all your loving messages". But then again, I did also once think the second verse started with "date rape on a hillside", so I might be wrong...
yeah, i thought what you did in my original transcription, but then the band later released the lyrics to the song and i had these amended to what's on their website.
(and trust me, i changed a lot! although i didn't quite get "date rape on the hillside".)