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.
I saw you at the grocery store,
You both looked happy.
Pickin' out your usual,
She's a carbon copy.
Of everything you lost,
Of everything I'm not.
I guess you forgot--
How to pick 'em.
If she's the one I've heard about
I'm disappointed.
If she's the reason why you left
I'm not impressed at all.
Well this looks like the end.
Yeah, we can still be friends.
Congratulations.
Let me be the first
To wish you the worst.
Because I think you deserve eachother.
Let me be the curse
That creeps under your skin
Until your heart caves in,
And you wish she was me again.
And again, and again, and again, and again.
Someone had to tell the truth,
And I'm always honest.
I read you like an open book,
And it's obvious to me
She's just the one between,
Headed nowhere fast,
Sure it's gonna last, forever.
Let me be the first
To wish you the worst.
Because I think you deserve eachother.
Let me be the curse
That creeps under your skin
Until your heart caves in,
And you wish she was me--oh!
Let me be the first
To wish you the worst.
Because I think you deserve eachother.
Let me be the curse
That creeps under your skin
Until your heart caves in,
And you wish she was me again.
And again.
Oh you wish, you wish, you wish.
You both looked happy.
Pickin' out your usual,
She's a carbon copy.
Of everything you lost,
Of everything I'm not.
I guess you forgot--
How to pick 'em.
If she's the one I've heard about
I'm disappointed.
If she's the reason why you left
I'm not impressed at all.
Well this looks like the end.
Yeah, we can still be friends.
Congratulations.
Let me be the first
To wish you the worst.
Because I think you deserve eachother.
Let me be the curse
That creeps under your skin
Until your heart caves in,
And you wish she was me again.
And again, and again, and again, and again.
Someone had to tell the truth,
And I'm always honest.
I read you like an open book,
And it's obvious to me
She's just the one between,
Headed nowhere fast,
Sure it's gonna last, forever.
Let me be the first
To wish you the worst.
Because I think you deserve eachother.
Let me be the curse
That creeps under your skin
Until your heart caves in,
And you wish she was me--oh!
Let me be the first
To wish you the worst.
Because I think you deserve eachother.
Let me be the curse
That creeps under your skin
Until your heart caves in,
And you wish she was me again.
And again.
Oh you wish, you wish, you wish.
Lyrics submitted by aspi
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