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.
You’ve got a foolish heart and a foolish mind,
now your money’s spent and your money’s gone.
Rock bottom baby is the way you roll,
you’ve got no defense for your self destruction.
Nothing feels right and the days are long,
your crying still and there’s nothing wrong.
All you want is reasons for all these messed up feelings,
you got to keep 'em in side, but baby don’t hide.
Your colors, let 'em shine through.
You're like and empty canvas baby, I want to paint you.
You know I’ll paint you crazy, cause I’m crazy too,
but I'm most crazy baby, about you.
Now I'm most crazy baby about you.
Now if things ain’t better in a week or two,
you said you’d pack it in, said your days are through.
Your talking to yourself but I can here you out loud,
babe you’ve got trouble, we got to fix it right now.
Nothings easy, well it ain’t supposed to be,
take a look at yourself, tell me what do you see.
Can you see your colors, let 'em shine through.
You're like and empty canvas baby, I want to paint you,
you know I’ll paint you crazy, cause I’m crazy too,
but I'm most crazy baby, about you.
Your colors, let 'em shine through,
you like an empty canvas baby, I wanna paint you
you know I'll paint you crazy, cause I'm crazy too
But I'm mostly crazy baby, about you.
Now I'm most crazy baby, about you.
Now I'm most crazy baby, about you
now your money’s spent and your money’s gone.
Rock bottom baby is the way you roll,
you’ve got no defense for your self destruction.
Nothing feels right and the days are long,
your crying still and there’s nothing wrong.
All you want is reasons for all these messed up feelings,
you got to keep 'em in side, but baby don’t hide.
Your colors, let 'em shine through.
You're like and empty canvas baby, I want to paint you.
You know I’ll paint you crazy, cause I’m crazy too,
but I'm most crazy baby, about you.
Now I'm most crazy baby about you.
Now if things ain’t better in a week or two,
you said you’d pack it in, said your days are through.
Your talking to yourself but I can here you out loud,
babe you’ve got trouble, we got to fix it right now.
Nothings easy, well it ain’t supposed to be,
take a look at yourself, tell me what do you see.
Can you see your colors, let 'em shine through.
You're like and empty canvas baby, I want to paint you,
you know I’ll paint you crazy, cause I’m crazy too,
but I'm most crazy baby, about you.
Your colors, let 'em shine through,
you like an empty canvas baby, I wanna paint you
you know I'll paint you crazy, cause I'm crazy too
But I'm mostly crazy baby, about you.
Now I'm most crazy baby, about you.
Now I'm most crazy baby, about you
Lyrics submitted by coffeejunky
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