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.
Two strong steps on the pavement and we’re on our way
Made an acquaintance tonight I won’t forget or ever meet again
He said ‘there must be someone here who is not afraid’
Come now, planes fall out of the sky when it rains
Be calm, take a moment to relax
Today we all admire an interesting fact
Reporters cry, once! twice! again!
We’ll ignore it all and get away without them
But I’m quite simply useless without my medicine
And I’m worried about how tall the buildings are, and who built them
I can see it in their faces, I can see it in their stares
Let’s save our sanity even if we can’t save their’s
Be calm, take a moment to relax
Today we all admire an interesting fact
Reporters cry, once! twice! again!
We’ll ignore it all and get away without them
We’ll meet in the city underneath a neon sign
That calls the fleeing forward, and just into the light
We’ll meet in the city where nobody will see
To let the bodies file out and realise they are free
Made an acquaintance tonight I won’t forget or ever meet again
He said ‘there must be someone here who is not afraid’
Come now, planes fall out of the sky when it rains
Be calm, take a moment to relax
Today we all admire an interesting fact
Reporters cry, once! twice! again!
We’ll ignore it all and get away without them
But I’m quite simply useless without my medicine
And I’m worried about how tall the buildings are, and who built them
I can see it in their faces, I can see it in their stares
Let’s save our sanity even if we can’t save their’s
Be calm, take a moment to relax
Today we all admire an interesting fact
Reporters cry, once! twice! again!
We’ll ignore it all and get away without them
We’ll meet in the city underneath a neon sign
That calls the fleeing forward, and just into the light
We’ll meet in the city where nobody will see
To let the bodies file out and realise they are free
Lyrics submitted by danooo
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