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.
And don't tell me, I'm afraid of waking up alone
When it's waking up to find you've gone
Why don't you make it clear?
I had my chances, only one way left to go
So I'll follow it down
She goes straight, straight for the deep end
Doesn't hesitate to dive right in
Be careful now, be careful now
So she's traded my love for comfort, gives it all away
So much for that happy ending, now you make it clear
You've got your options, only one way left to go
So I'll follow it down
She can't hold her own
Who would have known she is misery's company
She's got no place to go, no place to call home
She's got misery's company
She goes straight, straight for the deep end
Doesn't hesitate to dive right in
Be careful now, be careful now
Be careful, be careful now
She only comes to me in my dreams
So sleep becomes routine
It's not healthy, it's what makes you right
It's not healthy, it's what makes you
She only come to me in my dreams
So sleep becomes addicting
It's not healthy, it's what makes you right
It's not healthy, it's what makes you
Hold her strings to haunt my dreams
It's not healthy, it's what make you right
It's not healthy, it's what makes you
She goes straight, straight for the deep end
Doesn't hesitate to dive right in
She goes straight, straight for the deep end
Doesn't hesitate to dive right in
Be careful now, be careful now, be careful
When it's waking up to find you've gone
Why don't you make it clear?
I had my chances, only one way left to go
So I'll follow it down
She goes straight, straight for the deep end
Doesn't hesitate to dive right in
Be careful now, be careful now
So she's traded my love for comfort, gives it all away
So much for that happy ending, now you make it clear
You've got your options, only one way left to go
So I'll follow it down
She can't hold her own
Who would have known she is misery's company
She's got no place to go, no place to call home
She's got misery's company
She goes straight, straight for the deep end
Doesn't hesitate to dive right in
Be careful now, be careful now
Be careful, be careful now
She only comes to me in my dreams
So sleep becomes routine
It's not healthy, it's what makes you right
It's not healthy, it's what makes you
She only come to me in my dreams
So sleep becomes addicting
It's not healthy, it's what makes you right
It's not healthy, it's what makes you
Hold her strings to haunt my dreams
It's not healthy, it's what make you right
It's not healthy, it's what makes you
She goes straight, straight for the deep end
Doesn't hesitate to dive right in
She goes straight, straight for the deep end
Doesn't hesitate to dive right in
Be careful now, be careful now, be careful
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The Deep End Lyrics as written by Roger Val Christian Brian Douglas Wilson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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