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.
The common thread's been spun and no one knows just how far this may go.
Release the evil twin, and let the fun begin I swear this game is getting old.
Fuck you you're no fun, you're taking my drinks away now just because its bright out.
And I'm sick of kickin' habits like a dentist kickin' teeth, but the gold one is rotted to the nerves.
I swear it hurts to know that the forest is so far, and I'm stuck inside this car reading numbers through the wind shield, hoping all the silence in this world will grab me by the wrists and throw me headlong into traffic full of secret Santas, and devil masks, and wallets ripping pockets in their brand new, trendy neon jeans.
Well there it goes: on again, off again, on again, off again, there it goes
Release the evil twin, and let the fun begin I swear this game is getting old.
Fuck you you're no fun, you're taking my drinks away now just because its bright out.
And I'm sick of kickin' habits like a dentist kickin' teeth, but the gold one is rotted to the nerves.
I swear it hurts to know that the forest is so far, and I'm stuck inside this car reading numbers through the wind shield, hoping all the silence in this world will grab me by the wrists and throw me headlong into traffic full of secret Santas, and devil masks, and wallets ripping pockets in their brand new, trendy neon jeans.
Well there it goes: on again, off again, on again, off again, there it goes
Lyrics submitted by VeganSlaughter
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