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 don't have to deny your urge
It doesn't make you bad
On our admission the makeweight lifted
Stop dwelling on the past
I think about the three of us. I wonder how we tesselate
It would've been much wiser to allow these feelings to abate
Empty words, so free of connotations
All dreams come to an end
Codify your utterance, communicate your needs
Prepare your vocabulary
My nervous system fails me,
my thoughts are becoming fugitive
When I'm in your arms, I wonder how much I can give
The weekend is a Godsend
The night-time is a lifeline
Another useless fumble
Another drunken stumble
The pinkness 'round your iris
Reveals that you've been crying
But I don't know what my crime is
I cause upset without trying
People are judged on their mistakes
And how much money that they make
No-one wants to lose their youth
In a trench like this
Visiting the same places
Kissing all the same faces
Building up support
Looking for rapport
I empty out my pockets at the end of the night
Another scrawled first name
Another sense of shame
I need to get to bed before I fail myself again
We got too close that night and I reached out for your hand
The night-time is a lifeline
The weekend is a Godsend
Another useless fumble
Another drunken stumble
Oh, but the pinkness near your iris
Reveals that you've been crying
But I don't know what my crime is
Behind my crumbling veneer
My strength is sapping
My heartstrings are snapping
My strength is sapping
And my heartstrings are snapping
It doesn't make you bad
On our admission the makeweight lifted
Stop dwelling on the past
I think about the three of us. I wonder how we tesselate
It would've been much wiser to allow these feelings to abate
Empty words, so free of connotations
All dreams come to an end
Codify your utterance, communicate your needs
Prepare your vocabulary
My nervous system fails me,
my thoughts are becoming fugitive
When I'm in your arms, I wonder how much I can give
The weekend is a Godsend
The night-time is a lifeline
Another useless fumble
Another drunken stumble
The pinkness 'round your iris
Reveals that you've been crying
But I don't know what my crime is
I cause upset without trying
People are judged on their mistakes
And how much money that they make
No-one wants to lose their youth
In a trench like this
Visiting the same places
Kissing all the same faces
Building up support
Looking for rapport
I empty out my pockets at the end of the night
Another scrawled first name
Another sense of shame
I need to get to bed before I fail myself again
We got too close that night and I reached out for your hand
The night-time is a lifeline
The weekend is a Godsend
Another useless fumble
Another drunken stumble
Oh, but the pinkness near your iris
Reveals that you've been crying
But I don't know what my crime is
Behind my crumbling veneer
My strength is sapping
My heartstrings are snapping
My strength is sapping
And my heartstrings are snapping
Lyrics submitted by samhalverson, edited by Whipp
Your Urge Lyrics as written by Duncan Robert Lloyd Archis Tiku
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sentric Music
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I think this song is about someone going from one drunken one night stand to another drunken one night stand. "I empty out my pockets at the end of the Night, Another scrawled first name, Another sense of shame." I also believe that the character is having an affair - "I think about the three of us, I wonder how we tesselate, It would have been much wiser, To allow these feelings to rebate." Perhaps with a work collegue ("The night time is a lifeline, The weekend is a God send")??
Amazing song though. So articulate!