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 said she'd never live the day to days
Just seem to string together
They can get out of this small town
You, you can't live down the past
When it takes the present tense
It was a hot Missouri July night
The sweat and the fireflies all night
The town looked for them
They were nowhere to be found
And when it rains
You can't tell the difference when the footprints became the stains of a growing resilience
His daddy said he'd never be more then what he's holding apartimes
Running out, get out while you can
He's already got a hold on you
He said you'll never be a man
It was a hot Missouri July night
The sweat and the fireflies all night
The town looked for them
They were nowhere to be found
And when it rains
You can't tell the difference when the footprints became the stains of a growing resilience
Don't hold me
Don't hold me
Don't hold me
Back it was a hot Missouri July night
The sweat and the fireflies all night
The town looked for them
They were nowhere to be found
And when it rains
You can't tell the difference when the footprints became the stains of a growing resilience
It was a hot Missouri July night
The sweat and the fireflies all night
The town looked for them
They were nowhere to be found
And when it rains
You can't tell the difference when the footprints became the stains of a growing resilience
It was a hot Missouri July night
The sweat and the fireflies all night
The town looked for them
They were nowhere to be found
Just seem to string together
They can get out of this small town
You, you can't live down the past
When it takes the present tense
It was a hot Missouri July night
The sweat and the fireflies all night
The town looked for them
They were nowhere to be found
And when it rains
You can't tell the difference when the footprints became the stains of a growing resilience
His daddy said he'd never be more then what he's holding apartimes
Running out, get out while you can
He's already got a hold on you
He said you'll never be a man
It was a hot Missouri July night
The sweat and the fireflies all night
The town looked for them
They were nowhere to be found
And when it rains
You can't tell the difference when the footprints became the stains of a growing resilience
Don't hold me
Don't hold me
Don't hold me
Back it was a hot Missouri July night
The sweat and the fireflies all night
The town looked for them
They were nowhere to be found
And when it rains
You can't tell the difference when the footprints became the stains of a growing resilience
It was a hot Missouri July night
The sweat and the fireflies all night
The town looked for them
They were nowhere to be found
And when it rains
You can't tell the difference when the footprints became the stains of a growing resilience
It was a hot Missouri July night
The sweat and the fireflies all night
The town looked for them
They were nowhere to be found
Lyrics submitted by femalemaggot
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