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.
Hey, you know it's all okay
You couldn't let me down
'Cause you've given me all I got
All I got
And change, don't change
I know you can always be yourself
Don't think that they want someone else
You're givin' up
Please don't stop, please don't stop
Just sing along to your favorite song
Takes you back to where you come from
Tired of the place you can't erase
Whenever sense is your only shape
Sing along 'cause you know all the words
Feel the good, the bad and the hurts
So turn it up loud and let it all out
Slowly slipping under
And this, oh, it's not so bad
You got a heartbeat for a voice
And that's not your fault
Not your fault
Now drive
If that's what you have to do to think
Let everyone else fall asleep
You're givin' up
So turn it up, turn it up
And sing along to your favorite song
Takes you back to where you come from
Tired of the place you can't erase
Whenever sense is your only shape
Sing along 'cause you know all the words
Feel the good, the bad and the hurts
So turn it up loud and let it all out
Slowly slipping under
You want so much, you had it all
So drive all night, it's not your fault
You want so much, you had it all
So drive all night, it's not your fault
You want so much, you had it all
So drive all night
Hey, you know it's all okay
You got a heartbeat for a voice
Don't give it up
Don't, don't, don't, don't give it up
Sing along to your favorite song
Takes you back to where you come from
Tired of the place, you can't erase
Whenever sense is your only shape
Sing along 'cause you know all the words
Feel the good, the bad and the hurts
So turn it up loud and let it all out
Slowly slipping under
You couldn't let me down
'Cause you've given me all I got
All I got
And change, don't change
I know you can always be yourself
Don't think that they want someone else
You're givin' up
Please don't stop, please don't stop
Just sing along to your favorite song
Takes you back to where you come from
Tired of the place you can't erase
Whenever sense is your only shape
Sing along 'cause you know all the words
Feel the good, the bad and the hurts
So turn it up loud and let it all out
Slowly slipping under
And this, oh, it's not so bad
You got a heartbeat for a voice
And that's not your fault
Not your fault
Now drive
If that's what you have to do to think
Let everyone else fall asleep
You're givin' up
So turn it up, turn it up
And sing along to your favorite song
Takes you back to where you come from
Tired of the place you can't erase
Whenever sense is your only shape
Sing along 'cause you know all the words
Feel the good, the bad and the hurts
So turn it up loud and let it all out
Slowly slipping under
You want so much, you had it all
So drive all night, it's not your fault
You want so much, you had it all
So drive all night, it's not your fault
You want so much, you had it all
So drive all night
Hey, you know it's all okay
You got a heartbeat for a voice
Don't give it up
Don't, don't, don't, don't give it up
Sing along to your favorite song
Takes you back to where you come from
Tired of the place, you can't erase
Whenever sense is your only shape
Sing along 'cause you know all the words
Feel the good, the bad and the hurts
So turn it up loud and let it all out
Slowly slipping under
Lyrics submitted by dotheycollide
Slipping Under (Sing Along to Your Favorite Song) Lyrics as written by William Tell Patrick Joseph Paul Smith
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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