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.
We never spend time, talkin to ya
So we figured we'd lay it on ya
Let you know how we feel about love
Paint a pretty smile each day
Lovin is a blessing, yea
Never let it fade away
It's all about love, yea
Build yourself a true romance
Beauty thata around you, yea
You deserve just one more chance
My dear, my dear
Let the light shine all through your mind
Fill your little heart, a glow
Take the time, make up your mind
It's all about love
Talkin to yourself is fine
It makes you feel much better
Know just where to draw the line
My dear, my dear
Let the light shine all through your mind
Fill your little heart, a glow
Take the time, make up your mind
It's all about love
Talkin to yourself is fine
It makes you feel much better
Know just where to draw the line
My dear, my dear
Bound to fall in love one day
Surely and you need it
Pretty smile will always say
My dear, yeah
We wanna just take this moment
To run down a couple things
About things we see everyday
Now I want you to just stop
Whatever you're doing, just stop
Cause I wanna rap to you
"You know they say there's beauty in the eyes of the beholder. And what we say is thats a fact. Cause you are as beautiful as your thoughts, right on. You know like with us for instance, you know, we study all kind of cult sciences, and astrology and mysticism and world religion and so forth you dig? And like uhhh, comin from a hip place, all these things help. Cause they give you an inside to your inner self, have mercy. Now there's an outer self we gotta deal with you know? The one that like to go to parties and like to dress up and be cool, look pretty, on ego trips and all this. And I say hey ya'll, I'm tryin to tell you, you gotta love you. And gotta learn all the beautiful things around you; the trees and the birds. And if there ain't no beauty, you gotta make some beauty, have mercy listen to me ya'll"
Feel it, feel it
Talkin bout beauty
Yeahhhh
Yeahh yeah ahhh
So we figured we'd lay it on ya
Let you know how we feel about love
Paint a pretty smile each day
Lovin is a blessing, yea
Never let it fade away
It's all about love, yea
Build yourself a true romance
Beauty thata around you, yea
You deserve just one more chance
My dear, my dear
Let the light shine all through your mind
Fill your little heart, a glow
Take the time, make up your mind
It's all about love
Talkin to yourself is fine
It makes you feel much better
Know just where to draw the line
My dear, my dear
Let the light shine all through your mind
Fill your little heart, a glow
Take the time, make up your mind
It's all about love
Talkin to yourself is fine
It makes you feel much better
Know just where to draw the line
My dear, my dear
Bound to fall in love one day
Surely and you need it
Pretty smile will always say
My dear, yeah
We wanna just take this moment
To run down a couple things
About things we see everyday
Now I want you to just stop
Whatever you're doing, just stop
Cause I wanna rap to you
"You know they say there's beauty in the eyes of the beholder. And what we say is thats a fact. Cause you are as beautiful as your thoughts, right on. You know like with us for instance, you know, we study all kind of cult sciences, and astrology and mysticism and world religion and so forth you dig? And like uhhh, comin from a hip place, all these things help. Cause they give you an inside to your inner self, have mercy. Now there's an outer self we gotta deal with you know? The one that like to go to parties and like to dress up and be cool, look pretty, on ego trips and all this. And I say hey ya'll, I'm tryin to tell you, you gotta love you. And gotta learn all the beautiful things around you; the trees and the birds. And if there ain't no beauty, you gotta make some beauty, have mercy listen to me ya'll"
Feel it, feel it
Talkin bout beauty
Yeahhhh
Yeahh yeah ahhh
Lyrics submitted by nicktonyg22
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