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.
The Soul Cadillac is a-drivin' up
The Soul Cadillac is in me
Well, a soul transformed from a dirty truck
By a girl who loves me
I was alone
I wore the fragrance of men who worked in the heat
I work all day,
Pouring the asphalt and shaping the concrete
And I sing now,
The Soul Cadillac is a-drivin' up
The Soul Cadillac is in me
Well, a soul transformed from a dirty truck
By a girl who loves me
She's a warm-hearted girl
And such a treasure to hold
To a working man's body
She's like music with plenty of soul
She's my Soul Cadillac
She's my Soul Cadillac
I met her down at the East Town Pub
In the slow dance we embraced
She fixed up my home down by the water
And made it a comfortable place
Oh, I tell ya,
She's a warm-hearted girl
And such a treasure to hold
To a working man's body
She's like music,
She's my soul
The Soul Cadillac is a-drivin' up
The Soul Cadillac is in me
Well, a soul transformed from a dirty truck
By a girl who loves me
Whoa, I said
The Soul Cadillac is a-drivin' up
The Soul Cadillac is in me
Well, a soul transformed from a dirty truck
By a girl who loves me
She's the girl who loves me...
She's the girl who loves me...
The Soul Cadillac is in me
Well, a soul transformed from a dirty truck
By a girl who loves me
I was alone
I wore the fragrance of men who worked in the heat
I work all day,
Pouring the asphalt and shaping the concrete
And I sing now,
The Soul Cadillac is a-drivin' up
The Soul Cadillac is in me
Well, a soul transformed from a dirty truck
By a girl who loves me
She's a warm-hearted girl
And such a treasure to hold
To a working man's body
She's like music with plenty of soul
She's my Soul Cadillac
She's my Soul Cadillac
I met her down at the East Town Pub
In the slow dance we embraced
She fixed up my home down by the water
And made it a comfortable place
Oh, I tell ya,
She's a warm-hearted girl
And such a treasure to hold
To a working man's body
She's like music,
She's my soul
The Soul Cadillac is a-drivin' up
The Soul Cadillac is in me
Well, a soul transformed from a dirty truck
By a girl who loves me
Whoa, I said
The Soul Cadillac is a-drivin' up
The Soul Cadillac is in me
Well, a soul transformed from a dirty truck
By a girl who loves me
She's the girl who loves me...
She's the girl who loves me...
Lyrics submitted by Skibz777
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