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.
This is going out
To
The fabulous weeze
Come on
Hey
(i know what you can do
Let us play the part for you)
Are ya ready to party?
Yea
All right
We made the perfect day when
We played the (night and sun)
She said she couldn't stay when
Her night had just begun
She wanted me to know what,
She didn't know herself
Said I was one among others
Hey now that's somethin' else
She played a vocal mission
I played the cosmic (heart)
Wanted to paint her picture
She said don't even start
She said loves like a drug and
That this was chemistry
But with these chemicals then
How is this good for me?
Her life gets better she read
Her (man goes out of his head)
Like birds of a feather so we bled
Lets go together then she said
So whats the altitude
I said its out of sight
Whats with the attitude and,
She said its all right
So whats the altitude
I said its out of sight
Whats with the attitude and,
She said its all right
She said lets get away now
Lets go down by the bay now
She turned her (hair) my way now
Watch out, what you say now?
Now the things you've been through make it seem like
Nothing could ever really last forever but if you try,
Girl we can do some things
She gave me headphones
Said have you heard this sound?
I think I've heard this one it's
Totally underground and
I wouldn't let her go then
She wouldn't let me go
Just ask the neighbors man
It's, unbelievable
I played the mornin' risin'
She played the setting sun
She said she couldn't stay when
Her night had just begun
So whats the altitude
I said its out of sight
What's with the attitude and,
She said its alright
So whats the altitude
I said its out of sight
Without a band an
We dance we party all night
We party all night
We party all night
We party all night
We made the perfect (day) when
We played the (night and sun)
She said she couldn't stay when
Her night had just begun
She wanted me to know what,
She didn't know herself
Said I was one among others
Hey now that's somethin' else
We played the vocal mission
To play the cosmic (stye)
How can we make the distance
You've always known (by eye)
Were letting people know what
We now know ourselves
Now we are one among others
Hey now that's something else
She gave me headphones
Said have you heard this sound?
You know I've heard this one girl
Lets get outta town
This love is like a drug an
We bonded chemically
We're letting you know better
Livin' through chemistry
To
The fabulous weeze
Come on
Hey
(i know what you can do
Let us play the part for you)
Are ya ready to party?
Yea
All right
We made the perfect day when
We played the (night and sun)
She said she couldn't stay when
Her night had just begun
She wanted me to know what,
She didn't know herself
Said I was one among others
Hey now that's somethin' else
She played a vocal mission
I played the cosmic (heart)
Wanted to paint her picture
She said don't even start
She said loves like a drug and
That this was chemistry
But with these chemicals then
How is this good for me?
Her life gets better she read
Her (man goes out of his head)
Like birds of a feather so we bled
Lets go together then she said
So whats the altitude
I said its out of sight
Whats with the attitude and,
She said its all right
So whats the altitude
I said its out of sight
Whats with the attitude and,
She said its all right
She said lets get away now
Lets go down by the bay now
She turned her (hair) my way now
Watch out, what you say now?
Now the things you've been through make it seem like
Nothing could ever really last forever but if you try,
Girl we can do some things
She gave me headphones
Said have you heard this sound?
I think I've heard this one it's
Totally underground and
I wouldn't let her go then
She wouldn't let me go
Just ask the neighbors man
It's, unbelievable
I played the mornin' risin'
She played the setting sun
She said she couldn't stay when
Her night had just begun
So whats the altitude
I said its out of sight
What's with the attitude and,
She said its alright
So whats the altitude
I said its out of sight
Without a band an
We dance we party all night
We party all night
We party all night
We party all night
We made the perfect (day) when
We played the (night and sun)
She said she couldn't stay when
Her night had just begun
She wanted me to know what,
She didn't know herself
Said I was one among others
Hey now that's somethin' else
We played the vocal mission
To play the cosmic (stye)
How can we make the distance
You've always known (by eye)
Were letting people know what
We now know ourselves
Now we are one among others
Hey now that's something else
She gave me headphones
Said have you heard this sound?
You know I've heard this one girl
Lets get outta town
This love is like a drug an
We bonded chemically
We're letting you know better
Livin' through chemistry
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Corrections:
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