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 am, just for a moment, carefully spoken
Broken wearing what I just woke up in
I end without a warning, reasonably worn out
I got the sense that you
Won't be too miserable
And everybody knows
It aches the heart to go on
And so often I'll knit
A pattern taken from the thirteenth level
Stuck in Bubble Bobble again?
You'll ask whether I'm mad
I'm better at acting sad
But I'll refrain, I rarely strain my voice
But now that you've taken all
Of the other waking
Hours ahead of us out, forget it
And everybody sews
But it takes a girl with know-how
To know how to plow through
An autumn-colored scene depicting
You and me careening on a see-saw
But now that you've shown
Disinterest in the thought
I've taken that it's not
What I've sewn that's driven you to leave
It's got to do with me
I can, just for a moment
See if it's torn or not
And if it is then you might as well stitch it
Walking at night, drinking again
Sulking at sight of your girlfriend
Loiter and sigh, needle in hand
Embroidering myself as planned but
Stranded across an empty seat
Since you've shown disinterest in the thought
I've taken that it's not
What I've sewn that's driven you to leave
It's making me believe
That what you've done to me
Has got to do with me
Broken wearing what I just woke up in
I end without a warning, reasonably worn out
I got the sense that you
Won't be too miserable
And everybody knows
It aches the heart to go on
And so often I'll knit
A pattern taken from the thirteenth level
Stuck in Bubble Bobble again?
You'll ask whether I'm mad
I'm better at acting sad
But I'll refrain, I rarely strain my voice
But now that you've taken all
Of the other waking
Hours ahead of us out, forget it
And everybody sews
But it takes a girl with know-how
To know how to plow through
An autumn-colored scene depicting
You and me careening on a see-saw
But now that you've shown
Disinterest in the thought
I've taken that it's not
What I've sewn that's driven you to leave
It's got to do with me
I can, just for a moment
See if it's torn or not
And if it is then you might as well stitch it
Walking at night, drinking again
Sulking at sight of your girlfriend
Loiter and sigh, needle in hand
Embroidering myself as planned but
Stranded across an empty seat
Since you've shown disinterest in the thought
I've taken that it's not
What I've sewn that's driven you to leave
It's making me believe
That what you've done to me
Has got to do with me
Lyrics submitted by theywereallyellow, edited by camerafish
Needlepoint Lyrics as written by Thomas Hughes
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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