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.
followed your road till the sky ran out
followed your love till love was in doubt
followed your love till it never really was at all
feeling stupid and hollow
now the moon's gonna follow me home
waited for you till the snow fell down
over my skin like a thin nightgown
waited for you to never came around at all
waited for you till they pulled the plug
bartender emptied out his big tip jug
they swept all the floors
vacuumed the rugs and went home
drank all i can swallow
now the moon's gonna follow me home
time go easy on me tonight
i'm one of the lost sheep alright
take what you must
take what you must
of what i've lost as i have roamed
and let the moon follow me home
followed your tears with a washing pail
followed your story followed your tale
followed you straight through the doors of your jail cell too
followed your voice in the darkness soft
a wind came through and carried it off
followed your love till it never really was at all
drank all i could swallow
now the moon's gonna follow me home
drank all i could swallow
now the moon's gonna follow me home
followed your love till love was in doubt
followed your love till it never really was at all
feeling stupid and hollow
now the moon's gonna follow me home
waited for you till the snow fell down
over my skin like a thin nightgown
waited for you to never came around at all
waited for you till they pulled the plug
bartender emptied out his big tip jug
they swept all the floors
vacuumed the rugs and went home
drank all i can swallow
now the moon's gonna follow me home
time go easy on me tonight
i'm one of the lost sheep alright
take what you must
take what you must
of what i've lost as i have roamed
and let the moon follow me home
followed your tears with a washing pail
followed your story followed your tale
followed you straight through the doors of your jail cell too
followed your voice in the darkness soft
a wind came through and carried it off
followed your love till it never really was at all
drank all i could swallow
now the moon's gonna follow me home
drank all i could swallow
now the moon's gonna follow me home
Lyrics submitted by scarlett letters
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