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.
I have nothing new to tell you
Since the last time that I wrote
But I know with certainty that
Your hands will get my notes
I don’t need mirrors in the hallway
To remind me how I’m feeling today
I don’t want any lights in my house
Turn them off put them down throw them out
I read, I read
A yellow shirt
And a blue jacket
I learned for the first time today
A red flag means that I’ll be ok
You get up when I go to sleep but
That’s just me and geography
I swear you stole my sleep for
At least four whole goddamn weeks and
I swear when next we meet, well,
I will not let you sleep
I read, I read
A yellow shirt
And a blue jacket
dressed so sharply
you know I will read
every word that you send me
Since the last time that I wrote
But I know with certainty that
Your hands will get my notes
I don’t need mirrors in the hallway
To remind me how I’m feeling today
I don’t want any lights in my house
Turn them off put them down throw them out
I read, I read
A yellow shirt
And a blue jacket
I learned for the first time today
A red flag means that I’ll be ok
You get up when I go to sleep but
That’s just me and geography
I swear you stole my sleep for
At least four whole goddamn weeks and
I swear when next we meet, well,
I will not let you sleep
I read, I read
A yellow shirt
And a blue jacket
dressed so sharply
you know I will read
every word that you send me
Lyrics submitted by shecky
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"I have nothing new to tell you Since the last time that I wrote But I know with certainty that Your hands will get my notes"
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