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.
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
I lift my head and it falls again
I take a step and I fall
I never ask for much
I watch my hand in shake in love
And it is always thus
I never ask for much
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
If I said enough's enough you'd know
I'd call on your brother he would show
It'd be on his face I would not stare
But beyond our best attempts we'd care
It was a really long time ago
When you were a friend of mine
And I would really like you to know
It would help to ease my mind
I would hold you up again if you asked me
I would hold you up again if you asked me
I would hold you up again if you asked me
I would hold you up again if you asked me
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
That I'd be walking home again
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
I lift my head and it falls again
I take a step and I fall
I never ask for much
I watch my hand in shake in love
And it is always thus
I never ask for much
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
If I said enough's enough you'd know
I'd call on your brother he would show
It'd be on his face I would not stare
But beyond our best attempts we'd care
It was a really long time ago
When you were a friend of mine
And I would really like you to know
It would help to ease my mind
I would hold you up again if you asked me
I would hold you up again if you asked me
I would hold you up again if you asked me
I would hold you up again if you asked me
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
When you said it's a touch too much I knew, I knew
That I'd be walking home again
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"If I said enough's enough, you'd know I'd call on your brother, he would show It'd be on his face, I would not stare But beyond our best attempts, we'd care"
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If I said enough's enough, you'd know I'd cum on your brother, he would show It'd be on his face, I would not stare But beyond our best attempts, we'd care.
call me perverted if you want but that shit is funny
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