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.
She takes these pills,
And she moves along
She takes these pills,
And its better
It really doesn't matter to me
To live in your life and your own routine
A product from ecology it seems
She looks at him like he's a machine
And lives with him 'cause he's a bill machine
That brings it closer where she swears it needs
So she takes the pills
And she moves along
She takes the pills
And its better
He pays the bills
And he moves along
She takes the pills
And its better
It really doesn't matter to me
When you're living your life in your own medicated dream
How bad could sobriety really be?
I know you couldn't even recognize me
I wonder if she knows that her own family
Is waiting and praying in the hopes that she would leave
She nods her head as she moves along
She takes the pills and its better
She lies in bed 'till noons along
She takes these pills and its better
She takes these pills as she moves along
She takes these pills and its better
He nods his head and they move along
She takes these pills 'cause its better
Well it doesn't really matter to me
You know it really doesn't matter to me
It really doesn't matter to me
Now he takes these pills and he moves along
He takes these pills and its better
He bobs his head as he moves along
He takes these pills and its better
Now we take these pills and we move along
We take these pills and its better
We shake our hands as we move along
We take these pills cause its better
You know it really doesn't matter to me
You know it really doesn't matter to me
It really doesn't matter to me
'Cause it's better
And she moves along
She takes these pills,
And its better
It really doesn't matter to me
To live in your life and your own routine
A product from ecology it seems
She looks at him like he's a machine
And lives with him 'cause he's a bill machine
That brings it closer where she swears it needs
So she takes the pills
And she moves along
She takes the pills
And its better
He pays the bills
And he moves along
She takes the pills
And its better
It really doesn't matter to me
When you're living your life in your own medicated dream
How bad could sobriety really be?
I know you couldn't even recognize me
I wonder if she knows that her own family
Is waiting and praying in the hopes that she would leave
She nods her head as she moves along
She takes the pills and its better
She lies in bed 'till noons along
She takes these pills and its better
She takes these pills as she moves along
She takes these pills and its better
He nods his head and they move along
She takes these pills 'cause its better
Well it doesn't really matter to me
You know it really doesn't matter to me
It really doesn't matter to me
Now he takes these pills and he moves along
He takes these pills and its better
He bobs his head as he moves along
He takes these pills and its better
Now we take these pills and we move along
We take these pills and its better
We shake our hands as we move along
We take these pills cause its better
You know it really doesn't matter to me
You know it really doesn't matter to me
It really doesn't matter to me
'Cause it's better
Lyrics submitted by ab0ve
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I agree with you guys that the women take pills for a depression. Her husband doesn't care about it, moves along and pays the bills. She stays with him surely because of his money.
For the last verse, I think the "He takes these pills" means that he got depressed and start using medication which could also means drugs or alcohol. Then the "We take these pills" part refer to the many people using anti-depressants, drug or alcohol to get a "better life", meanings that we all do it in a certain kind of way...