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.
PRETTY YOU ARE. ENOUGH TO BE IN MAGAZINES.
BUT I KNOW AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE WORTH
MORE THAN THAT TO ME.
BUT MY DESIRE TO KISS YOU COMPLETLEY DIMINISHED,
DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOUR LIPS ON MY LIPS
JUST MIGHT AS WELL BE YOUR FOOT ON MY THROAT
HOLDING BACK THE HIDDEN "I LOVE YOU'S"
IN ALL THE SONGS I'VE EVER WROTE.
UNTIL THE DAY...
THAT HIS SWELLS HAVE COME TO SUCK YOU IN
AND STEAL YOU AWAY FROM ME YET AGAIN
TO DROWN EVERYTHING IMPORTANT
TO ASSURE YOU FORGET ABOUT ME.
TO REMAIN EMBARCED BY SOMETHING
STRONG THAN ME, WARMER THAN ME, BETTER THAN ME.
MORE SUITABLE TO BEST ACCOMIDATE
YOUR NEEDS.
AT THE MOMENT HE TOUCHES YOUR SKIN,
CARESSES YOUR BODY JUST TO FEEL.
I WILL BREAK AT THE KNEES, AND I WILL COMBUST.
I WILL.
SO IT WONT HURT SO BAD TO SEE YOU LOVE AGAIN.
SO IT WONT HURT SO BAD TO WATCH AS YOU...
FORGET ABOUT ME.
BUT I KNOW AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE WORTH
MORE THAN THAT TO ME.
BUT MY DESIRE TO KISS YOU COMPLETLEY DIMINISHED,
DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOUR LIPS ON MY LIPS
JUST MIGHT AS WELL BE YOUR FOOT ON MY THROAT
HOLDING BACK THE HIDDEN "I LOVE YOU'S"
IN ALL THE SONGS I'VE EVER WROTE.
UNTIL THE DAY...
THAT HIS SWELLS HAVE COME TO SUCK YOU IN
AND STEAL YOU AWAY FROM ME YET AGAIN
TO DROWN EVERYTHING IMPORTANT
TO ASSURE YOU FORGET ABOUT ME.
TO REMAIN EMBARCED BY SOMETHING
STRONG THAN ME, WARMER THAN ME, BETTER THAN ME.
MORE SUITABLE TO BEST ACCOMIDATE
YOUR NEEDS.
AT THE MOMENT HE TOUCHES YOUR SKIN,
CARESSES YOUR BODY JUST TO FEEL.
I WILL BREAK AT THE KNEES, AND I WILL COMBUST.
I WILL.
SO IT WONT HURT SO BAD TO SEE YOU LOVE AGAIN.
SO IT WONT HURT SO BAD TO WATCH AS YOU...
FORGET ABOUT ME.
Lyrics submitted by marygilaine
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