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.
Counting all the assholes in the room
Well, I'm definitely not alone, well, I'm not alone
You're a liar, you're a cheater, you're fool
Well, that's just like me, ooh-ooh, and I know you too
Mr. Perfect don't exist, my little friend
And I tell you that again, and I do it again
Counting all the assholes in the room
Well, I'm definitely not alone, well, I'm not alone, ah
Look deep into yourself before you blame
All others for betrayal, now for betrayal
I promise, so easy to say, and easy you failed
And you do it again
Well, the music seems to cover
And the light went through the colors
Well, I turn my back and go for
All the better things in order
Well, maybe you think your lie is safe
But I read you like a letter, yeah, like a letter
Your charms do not even the pain
It fills me with rage, and you do it again
Well, the music seems to cover
And the light went through the colors
Well, I turn my back and go for
All the better things in order
Well, the music seems to cover
And the light went through the colors
Well, I turn my back and go for
All the better things in order
And the gangster keep on telling
That he got a song that matters
So I flip a coin towards him
Thank you very much for listening
Well, I'm definitely not alone, well, I'm not alone
You're a liar, you're a cheater, you're fool
Well, that's just like me, ooh-ooh, and I know you too
Mr. Perfect don't exist, my little friend
And I tell you that again, and I do it again
Counting all the assholes in the room
Well, I'm definitely not alone, well, I'm not alone, ah
Look deep into yourself before you blame
All others for betrayal, now for betrayal
I promise, so easy to say, and easy you failed
And you do it again
Well, the music seems to cover
And the light went through the colors
Well, I turn my back and go for
All the better things in order
Well, maybe you think your lie is safe
But I read you like a letter, yeah, like a letter
Your charms do not even the pain
It fills me with rage, and you do it again
Well, the music seems to cover
And the light went through the colors
Well, I turn my back and go for
All the better things in order
Well, the music seems to cover
And the light went through the colors
Well, I turn my back and go for
All the better things in order
And the gangster keep on telling
That he got a song that matters
So I flip a coin towards him
Thank you very much for listening
Lyrics submitted by schax, edited by noriel1042, chris10250
Still Counting Lyrics as written by Jon Larsen Anders Kjolholm
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