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.
Yeah he's a looker
But I really think it's guts that matter most
I displayed them for you
Strung out about from coast to coast
I am easily make-believe
Just dress me up in what you want me to be
I'll take back what I've been saying for quite some time now
I gotta feel you in my bones again
I'm all over you
I'm not over you
I wanna taste you one more time again
I'm all over you
I'm not over you
In my daydreams, in my sleep
Infatuation turning into disease
You could cure me, see all you have to do now is
Please try, give it your best shot and try
All I'm asking for is love
But you never seem to have enough
I gotta feel you in my bones again
I'm all over you
I'm not over you
I wanna taste you one more time again
I'm all over you
I'm not over you
This life is way too short
To get caught up in all this stuff
When I just want you to love me back
Why can't you just love me back?
Why can't you just love me back?
(Why can't you? Why can't you?)
Why can't you just love me back? Oh no
(Why can't you? Why can't you?)
Why can't you just love me back?
(Why can't you? Why can't you just love)
I gotta feel you in my bones again
I'm all over you
I'm not over you
I wanna taste you one more time again
(Just one more time)
This life is way too short
To get caught up and all mixed up
When I just want you to love me back
Why cant you just love me back?
Why won't you just love me back?
Why cant you just love me back?
But I really think it's guts that matter most
I displayed them for you
Strung out about from coast to coast
I am easily make-believe
Just dress me up in what you want me to be
I'll take back what I've been saying for quite some time now
I gotta feel you in my bones again
I'm all over you
I'm not over you
I wanna taste you one more time again
I'm all over you
I'm not over you
In my daydreams, in my sleep
Infatuation turning into disease
You could cure me, see all you have to do now is
Please try, give it your best shot and try
All I'm asking for is love
But you never seem to have enough
I gotta feel you in my bones again
I'm all over you
I'm not over you
I wanna taste you one more time again
I'm all over you
I'm not over you
This life is way too short
To get caught up in all this stuff
When I just want you to love me back
Why can't you just love me back?
Why can't you just love me back?
(Why can't you? Why can't you?)
Why can't you just love me back? Oh no
(Why can't you? Why can't you?)
Why can't you just love me back?
(Why can't you? Why can't you just love)
I gotta feel you in my bones again
I'm all over you
I'm not over you
I wanna taste you one more time again
(Just one more time)
This life is way too short
To get caught up and all mixed up
When I just want you to love me back
Why cant you just love me back?
Why won't you just love me back?
Why cant you just love me back?
Lyrics submitted by ashycrashy
All Over You Lyrics as written by Joseph Dean Beck Nicholas Thomas
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I'm in love with this song. And yeah, it completely explains itself.
"I'm all over you. I'm not over you."