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.
Time
It's never worth my time
Blue shine
Bleeds into my eyes
I still
Sleep on the right side
Of the white noise
Can't leave the scene behind
Could I be anything you want me to be
It's always meant to be seen
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
And will you step in line or release the glitch?
Can you fall asleep with a panic switch?
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
Will you step in line or release the glitch?
Do you think she'll sleep with the panic?
And I'll try
To hold on tight tonight
Pink slip
Inviting me inside
Wanna burn skin
And brand what once was mine
But the red views
Keep ripping the divide
If I go everywhere you want me to go
How will I know you'll still follow?
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
Will you step in line or release the glitch?
Can you fall asleep with a panic switch?
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
Will you step in line or release the glitch?
Do you think she'll sleep with the panic?
I'm waiting and fading and floating away
I'm waiting and fading and floating away
I'm waiting and fading and floating away
Waiting and fading and floating
I'm waiting and fading and floating away
Waiting and fading and floating away
Waiting and fading and floating away
Waiting and fading, waiting and fading
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
Will you step in line or release the glitch?
Can you fall asleep with a panic switch?
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
Will you step in line or release the glitch?
Do you think she'll sleep with the panic?
It's never worth my time
Blue shine
Bleeds into my eyes
I still
Sleep on the right side
Of the white noise
Can't leave the scene behind
Could I be anything you want me to be
It's always meant to be seen
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
And will you step in line or release the glitch?
Can you fall asleep with a panic switch?
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
Will you step in line or release the glitch?
Do you think she'll sleep with the panic?
And I'll try
To hold on tight tonight
Pink slip
Inviting me inside
Wanna burn skin
And brand what once was mine
But the red views
Keep ripping the divide
If I go everywhere you want me to go
How will I know you'll still follow?
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
Will you step in line or release the glitch?
Can you fall asleep with a panic switch?
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
Will you step in line or release the glitch?
Do you think she'll sleep with the panic?
I'm waiting and fading and floating away
I'm waiting and fading and floating away
I'm waiting and fading and floating away
Waiting and fading and floating
I'm waiting and fading and floating away
Waiting and fading and floating away
Waiting and fading and floating away
Waiting and fading, waiting and fading
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
Will you step in line or release the glitch?
Can you fall asleep with a panic switch?
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
Will you step in line or release the glitch?
Do you think she'll sleep with the panic?
Lyrics submitted by chardsofglass
Panic Switch Lyrics as written by Joseph Charles Lester Christopher Ander Guanlao
Lyrics © Word Collections Publishing
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Here is my explanation i think i may have hit bulls eye with this one - let me know what you guys think
song is about someone that got cheated on
Time. It's never worth my time. Moonshine Bleeds into my eyes.
-thinking about her is never worth my time, moonshine - maybe the name of the gf bleeds into my eyes - wants to cry
I still Sleep on the right side Of the white noise; Can't leave the scene behind.
-i still sleep on the right side of the bed we used to sleep on together -white noise = white bed -cant forget what happened
Do you see yourself in a crowded room? Do you think I'll snitch? Are you pistol-whipped? Do you step in line, or release the glitch? Can you fall asleep when I panic, switch?
-do u see youself (ex-gf) surrounded by your guilt (crowd) -do you think i'll tell anyone what u did to me -are you pistal (dick) whipped -can you fall asleep when i panic - panic as in the emotion in you waking up in a nightmare that your gf is cheating on you
When you see yourself in a crowded room, Do you think I'll snitch? Are you pistol whipped? Will you step in line or release this glitch? Do you think she'll sleep with the panic?
-when your about to fuck -do you think i'll tell anyone what u did to me -are you pistal (dick) whipped =will you stop yourself, will say fuck it and open your legs -ow you think she'll sleep with that feeling of guild
And I'll try to hold on tight tonight. Pink slip, inviting me inside. I want to burn skin and brand what once was mine, But the red news came ripping in to fight.
-i'll try to wait another day for you -that pussy (pink slip) is what im lusting for -i want to brand ur ass, because you were once mine -but i know what you did, and im angry and wont lose to your lust
If I go anywhere that you want me to go, How do I know you'll still follow?
-if i forgive you, how do i know you wont cheat again
I'm waiting and fading and floating away I'm waiting and fading and floating away I'm waiting and fading and floating away I'm waiting and fading and floating.
-im waiting for something, but as i waiting my feelings for you are floating away
I'm waiting and fading and floating away Waiting and fading and floating away Waiting and fading and floating away
-im waiting for something, but as i waiting my feelings for you are floating away Waiting and fading and flailing and fading
to narballs<br /> <br /> <br /> honestly, how you interpretated this song...., is all wrong ....she likes the song cause of how good it sounds.... there is no meaning behind it....<br /> <br /> oh my god.... i hate this drug....i told you negative entities were involved... you never read things so deep before...now everything is misconstrued.....<br /> <br /> i can't believe this.....