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 shouldn't talk to your yourself
Well I pictured somebody else
Someone that looks like
What I look like
Would you say that one of your dreams
Got in you and ripped out the seams
That's what I'd say
That's what I'd say
He was a sucker for your double dose
Motherfucker turned white as a ghost
Don't you say hi
Don't you say hi
With a broken sink for a face
And a head that just takes up space
He's not half right
He's not half right
It's already half past
And it won't last
I was sticking up for my friend
When there's nothing much to defend
It's a lost fight
It's a lost fight
Cause when I talk to you on the phone
Well it's just like being alone
It's not half right
It's not half right
Well I pictured somebody else
Someone that looks like
What I look like
Would you say that one of your dreams
Got in you and ripped out the seams
That's what I'd say
That's what I'd say
He was a sucker for your double dose
Motherfucker turned white as a ghost
Don't you say hi
Don't you say hi
With a broken sink for a face
And a head that just takes up space
He's not half right
He's not half right
It's already half past
And it won't last
I was sticking up for my friend
When there's nothing much to defend
It's a lost fight
It's a lost fight
Cause when I talk to you on the phone
Well it's just like being alone
It's not half right
It's not half right
Lyrics submitted by foxiliary, edited by BobbyManflu, Ch0pin, goddamnboxes
Half Right Lyrics as written by Neil Gust Steven Paul Smith
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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well you shouldnt doctor yourself well i pictured somebody else someone who looks like what i look like
would you say that the one of your dreams got in you and ripped up the seams thats what id say thats what id say
its already half past and it wont last
he was a sucker for ur double dose motherfucker turned white as a ghost dont you say hi dont you say hi with a broken sink for a face and a head that just takes up space hes not half right hes not half right
its already half past and it wont last
i was sticking up for my friend well its nothing much to defent its a lost fight its a lost fight
cause when i talk to you on the phone well, its just like being alone its not half right its not half right