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.
My friend showed me pictures of his kids
And all I could show him was pictures of my cribs
He said his daughter got a brand new report card (card)
And all I got was a brand new sports car
Uh
And my head keeps spinning
Can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
And my head keeps spinning
I can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
Dad cracked a joke all the kids laugh
But I couldn't hear 'em all the way in first class
Chased the good life my whole life long
Look back on my life and my life gone
Where did I go wrong?
And my head keeps spinning
Can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
And my head keeps spinning
I can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
I seen it, I seen it before
I seen it, I seen it before
I've seen it, I've seen it before
I seen it, I seen it before
My God-sister gettin' married by the lake
But I couldn't figure out who I want to take
Bad enough that I showed up late
I had to leave 'fore they even cut the cake
Welcome to Heartbreak
And my head keeps spinning
Can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
And my head keeps spinning
I can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
Ooh-hoo
Ooh-hoo
Ooh-hoo
And I, and I can't stop
No, no, I can't stop
No, no, no, no, I can't stop
No, no, no, no, I can't stop
Can't stop, I can't stop, I can't stop
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, oh-whoa
No, no, I can't stop
No, can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
Hoo-hoo
Ooh-hoo
Ooh, ooh-hoo
And all I could show him was pictures of my cribs
He said his daughter got a brand new report card (card)
And all I got was a brand new sports car
Uh
And my head keeps spinning
Can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
And my head keeps spinning
I can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
Dad cracked a joke all the kids laugh
But I couldn't hear 'em all the way in first class
Chased the good life my whole life long
Look back on my life and my life gone
Where did I go wrong?
And my head keeps spinning
Can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
And my head keeps spinning
I can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
I seen it, I seen it before
I seen it, I seen it before
I've seen it, I've seen it before
I seen it, I seen it before
My God-sister gettin' married by the lake
But I couldn't figure out who I want to take
Bad enough that I showed up late
I had to leave 'fore they even cut the cake
Welcome to Heartbreak
And my head keeps spinning
Can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
And my head keeps spinning
I can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
Ooh-hoo
Ooh-hoo
Ooh-hoo
And I, and I can't stop
No, no, I can't stop
No, no, no, no, I can't stop
No, no, no, no, I can't stop
Can't stop, I can't stop, I can't stop
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, oh-whoa
No, no, I can't stop
No, can't stop having these visions
I gotta get wit' it
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
Hoo-hoo
Ooh-hoo
Ooh, ooh-hoo
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