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.
She's a caged animal
London by night
Crashing lights and cymbals
Queens of twilight
And if I was you
I'd use the loo
Before the long drive
We compliment each other
Just like Satan and Christ
Baby when I am laid to rest
May my laughter remain
Like your kiss blew me away
Answer your spirit
I gotta know right now
I see you before me
Won't you show me how
I wear my hair fizzy
I don't copy no style
Cause kissin' and a scrubbin'
Has consequences
You're on the bus again
Past Big Ben
With your rip off oyster card
Tell your A.S.B.O. friend
To sling his hook and "go make your girl smile"
'Cause baby when I am laid in earth
May my laughter remain
Like your kiss blew me away
Left your scent on my pillow
Sister Rosetta was playin'
The congregation insane
Drinkin' to the house with no name
You gotta capture the spirit
I gotta know right now I see you before me
Won't you show me how I am the landlord
You'll be my troubadour
Was it better before me?
Won't you show me how, how?
You gotta capture the spirit
I gotta know right now I see you before me
Won't you show me how
'Cause I am the landlord
And you'll be my troubadour
Better before me?
You just don't know how
Capture the spirit
And let it all hang out
I see you before me
Darlin' show me now
I am the landlord
You'll be my troubadour
Oh oh oh oh oh
Won't you show me how, how?
London by night
Crashing lights and cymbals
Queens of twilight
And if I was you
I'd use the loo
Before the long drive
We compliment each other
Just like Satan and Christ
Baby when I am laid to rest
May my laughter remain
Like your kiss blew me away
Answer your spirit
I gotta know right now
I see you before me
Won't you show me how
I wear my hair fizzy
I don't copy no style
Cause kissin' and a scrubbin'
Has consequences
You're on the bus again
Past Big Ben
With your rip off oyster card
Tell your A.S.B.O. friend
To sling his hook and "go make your girl smile"
'Cause baby when I am laid in earth
May my laughter remain
Like your kiss blew me away
Left your scent on my pillow
Sister Rosetta was playin'
The congregation insane
Drinkin' to the house with no name
You gotta capture the spirit
I gotta know right now I see you before me
Won't you show me how I am the landlord
You'll be my troubadour
Was it better before me?
Won't you show me how, how?
You gotta capture the spirit
I gotta know right now I see you before me
Won't you show me how
'Cause I am the landlord
And you'll be my troubadour
Better before me?
You just don't know how
Capture the spirit
And let it all hang out
I see you before me
Darlin' show me now
I am the landlord
You'll be my troubadour
Oh oh oh oh oh
Won't you show me how, how?
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umm...this song isn't about her dog... At least I don't think it is. In case you didn't know, Sister Rosetta was a gospel singer famous for going beyond singing in churches and doing gospel shows in nightclubs.
Sister Rosetta was playin The congregation insane Drinkin to the house with no name
It's pretty obvious in that line. Sister Rosetta was playing to a 'congregation' of clubbers who were drinking in the nightclub she was playing... And she wasn't a dog..lol.