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 can catch me on the street
We're shaking out my legs to greet
Our new neighbors with the same old innocence
Walking, rolling, I'm your stone
Cease the aching in your bones
Keep it raining on the same old innocence
And when we woke up from the heat
You broke your fingers on the beat
All ashamed about the same old innocence
Oh way oh, way oh, oh way oh, way oh
Oh way oh, way oh, she will knock you up
Oh way oh, way oh, oh way oh, way oh
Oh way oh, way oh , she will knock you down
And you can see me be discreet
Keep that visions of defeat
All ashamed about the same old innocence
With a footstep that's a soul
Keep the aching in your bones
Keep it raining on the same old innocence
Even where crows fly
We are squawking like it's love, oh
We are squawking, long lost talking
We been where the arrows play
Oh way oh, way oh, oh way oh, way oh
Oh way oh, way oh, she will knock you up
Oh way oh, way oh, oh way oh, way oh
Oh way oh, way oh , she will knock you down
And you can see me be discreet
Keeping visions of defeat
All ashamed about the same old innocence
Same old innocence, same old innocence
Same old innocence, innocence is the same
And you can catch me on the street
We're shaking out my legs to greet
Our new neighbors with the same old innocence
The same old innocence, the same old innocence
The same old innocence, the same old innocence
The same old innocence, the same old innocence
The same old innocence, innocence is the same
We're shaking out my legs to greet
Our new neighbors with the same old innocence
Walking, rolling, I'm your stone
Cease the aching in your bones
Keep it raining on the same old innocence
And when we woke up from the heat
You broke your fingers on the beat
All ashamed about the same old innocence
Oh way oh, way oh, oh way oh, way oh
Oh way oh, way oh, she will knock you up
Oh way oh, way oh, oh way oh, way oh
Oh way oh, way oh , she will knock you down
And you can see me be discreet
Keep that visions of defeat
All ashamed about the same old innocence
With a footstep that's a soul
Keep the aching in your bones
Keep it raining on the same old innocence
Even where crows fly
We are squawking like it's love, oh
We are squawking, long lost talking
We been where the arrows play
Oh way oh, way oh, oh way oh, way oh
Oh way oh, way oh, she will knock you up
Oh way oh, way oh, oh way oh, way oh
Oh way oh, way oh , she will knock you down
And you can see me be discreet
Keeping visions of defeat
All ashamed about the same old innocence
Same old innocence, same old innocence
Same old innocence, innocence is the same
And you can catch me on the street
We're shaking out my legs to greet
Our new neighbors with the same old innocence
The same old innocence, the same old innocence
The same old innocence, the same old innocence
The same old innocence, the same old innocence
The same old innocence, innocence is the same
Lyrics submitted by amandainhelsinki
Same Old Innocence Lyrics as written by Bird
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