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.
changing lanes on a saturday
break a record did you hear about the fire
its such a tragedy lifes lost mothers crying
no time to react its getting down to the wire
but when the wheels stop turning your in trouble
head for the rubble and close your eyes
standing on the interstate
i can see you coming from a mile away
but if youve got some money to burn
you can do the talking and ill wait my turn
people say its suicide
but nothing from nothing is a real life, yeah
people say its suicide
watching it rain on a saturday,saturday
break a brick did you hear about he shooting
its a tragedy lifes lost falling hero
so close to the end of a successfull trip
but when the world stops turning your in trouble
head for the rubble and close your eyes
standing on the intersate
i can see you coming from a mile away
but if youve got some money to burn
you can do talking and ill wait my turn
people say its suicide
but nothing from nothing is a real life, yeah
people say its suicide
standing on the intersate
i can see you coming from a mile away
but if youve got some money to burn
you can do talking and ill wait my turn
people say its suicide
but nothing from nothing is a real life, yeah
people say its suicide
whooaaa
break a record did you hear about the fire
its such a tragedy lifes lost mothers crying
no time to react its getting down to the wire
but when the wheels stop turning your in trouble
head for the rubble and close your eyes
standing on the interstate
i can see you coming from a mile away
but if youve got some money to burn
you can do the talking and ill wait my turn
people say its suicide
but nothing from nothing is a real life, yeah
people say its suicide
watching it rain on a saturday,saturday
break a brick did you hear about he shooting
its a tragedy lifes lost falling hero
so close to the end of a successfull trip
but when the world stops turning your in trouble
head for the rubble and close your eyes
standing on the intersate
i can see you coming from a mile away
but if youve got some money to burn
you can do talking and ill wait my turn
people say its suicide
but nothing from nothing is a real life, yeah
people say its suicide
standing on the intersate
i can see you coming from a mile away
but if youve got some money to burn
you can do talking and ill wait my turn
people say its suicide
but nothing from nothing is a real life, yeah
people say its suicide
whooaaa
Lyrics submitted by chiefinthesky
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my old lyric correction doesn't show up anymore, so here it is again:
changing lanes on a saturday breaker, breaker, did you hear about the fire? it's such a tragedy lives lost, mothers crying no time to react, it's getting down to the wire but when the wheels stop turning, you're in trouble head for the rubble and close your eyes
standing on the interstate i can see you coming from a mile away but if you've got some money to burn you can do the talking and i'll wait my turn people say it's suicide but nothing for nothing is a way of life, yeah people say it's suicide
watch it rain on a saturday, a saturday breaker, breaker, did you hear about the ship? it's such a tragedy, lives lost, fallen hero so close to the end of a successful trip but when the wheels stop turning you're in trouble head for the rubble and close your eyes
standing on the interstate i can see you coming from a mile away but if you've got some money to burn you can do the talking and i'll wait my turn people say it's suicide but nothing from nothing is a way of life, yeah people say it's suicide
standing on the interstate i can see you coming from a mile away but if you've got some money to burn you can do the talking and i'll wait my turn people say it's suicide but nothing from nothing is a way of life, yeah people say it's suicide
ooh