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.
Tonight we lie awake
Remember how the coffee made us shake
On those long drives?
One more long night
Another seven days
Heartbeat racing the interstate, my home tonight
For one more long night
I'm sure as hell the happiest I've ever been
We can't hide, we let go
We've got more than we know
My friends are a different breed
My friends are
There's a ghost in this room
I think I'll name it after all of you
And watch it hang over my bed like decorations
Celebrated memories that came and went
In light of all that time we spent
Listening to everything our parents told us not to take in
Now make a change, I'm counting down
The mile marks to every town
And falling more in love
With the distance put between us
We can't hide, we let go
We've got more than we know
My friends are a different breed
My friends are everything
Make this last, take it slow
We've got it all figured out for now
So, let us live our lives without a doubt
Tonight we lie awake
Remember how the coffee made us shake
On those long drives?
One more long night
Another seven days
Heartbeat racing the interstate, my home tonight
For one more long night
From coast to coast I'll make the most
Of every second I've been giving with this crowd
Without a doubt, you're all I dream about
At night we lie awake
With stories taking us back
To the nights we felt alive
The nights we felt alive
I would've married you in Vegas
Had you given me the chance to say, "I do"?
Couldn't make it anymore obvious, could you?
Be anymore obvious
I would've married you in Vegas
Had you given me the chance to say, "I do"?
Couldn't make it anymore obvious, could you?
Be anymore obvious, could you?
Remember how the coffee made us shake
On those long drives?
One more long night
Another seven days
Heartbeat racing the interstate, my home tonight
For one more long night
I'm sure as hell the happiest I've ever been
We can't hide, we let go
We've got more than we know
My friends are a different breed
My friends are
There's a ghost in this room
I think I'll name it after all of you
And watch it hang over my bed like decorations
Celebrated memories that came and went
In light of all that time we spent
Listening to everything our parents told us not to take in
Now make a change, I'm counting down
The mile marks to every town
And falling more in love
With the distance put between us
We can't hide, we let go
We've got more than we know
My friends are a different breed
My friends are everything
Make this last, take it slow
We've got it all figured out for now
So, let us live our lives without a doubt
Tonight we lie awake
Remember how the coffee made us shake
On those long drives?
One more long night
Another seven days
Heartbeat racing the interstate, my home tonight
For one more long night
From coast to coast I'll make the most
Of every second I've been giving with this crowd
Without a doubt, you're all I dream about
At night we lie awake
With stories taking us back
To the nights we felt alive
The nights we felt alive
I would've married you in Vegas
Had you given me the chance to say, "I do"?
Couldn't make it anymore obvious, could you?
Be anymore obvious
I would've married you in Vegas
Had you given me the chance to say, "I do"?
Couldn't make it anymore obvious, could you?
Be anymore obvious, could you?
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes, edited by AbsoluteZero7
Vegas Lyrics as written by Jack Bassam Barakat Alexander William Gaskarth
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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