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.
Sometimes I don't get a chance to really to tell you
But I promise you, my love I'll never fail you
Don't you get it? Right now we're writing history
A thousand years from now they'll talk about you and me
I know sometimes I go hard for no reason at all
Put your soul through the business and test the weight of your heart
'Cause when you're backs on the wall and there's a shortage of friends
You know that I'm with you until the end
We got hood love, I be cussin', I be screamin' like it's over
Then I'm longin', then I'm fienin' just to hold ya
'Cause that's how we do
You know that hood love is a good love, that's me and you
How feel, love? Well, I'm with you, never quit you
Now that's real love, when you ain't here, then I miss you
'Cause I still love the way that we do
You know that hood love is a good love, that's me and you
Sometimes I think about leaving you
But wen I think about what we've been through, yeah
I get a feeling like it could be worst
'Cause I've given you my best and I don't mind it, that's why
'Cause wen you love somebody hard, then you'll love that way for life
You got all of my heart and I'll never leave your side
I gave my word to love you all the way to the end
So no matter what, I'll be right here, I'll be right here 'cause
We got hood love, I be cussin', I be screamin' like it's over
Then I'm longin', then I'm fienin' just to hold ya
'Cause that's how we do
You know that hood love is a good love, that's me and you
How feel, love? Well, I'm with you, never quit you
Now that's real love, when you ain't here, then I miss you
'Cause I still love the way that we do
You know that hood love is a good love, that's me and you
Now I play tough but not for too long
You are someone I depend on
No matter how I act at times, I can never walk away
I thought about it plenty times, but no one could take your place
Well, if there ain't no you, then there ain't no me
And there ain't no us, then I'd rather be
By myself 'cause no one else
Can know just what I need and really understand me
We got hood love, I be cussin', I be screamin' like it's over
Then I'm longin', then I'm fienin' just to hold ya
'Cause that's how we do
You know that hood love is a good love, that's me and you
How feel, love? Well, I'm with you, never quit you
Now that's real love, when you ain't here, then I miss you
'Cause I still love the way that we do
You know that hood love is a good love, that's me and you
But I promise you, my love I'll never fail you
Don't you get it? Right now we're writing history
A thousand years from now they'll talk about you and me
I know sometimes I go hard for no reason at all
Put your soul through the business and test the weight of your heart
'Cause when you're backs on the wall and there's a shortage of friends
You know that I'm with you until the end
We got hood love, I be cussin', I be screamin' like it's over
Then I'm longin', then I'm fienin' just to hold ya
'Cause that's how we do
You know that hood love is a good love, that's me and you
How feel, love? Well, I'm with you, never quit you
Now that's real love, when you ain't here, then I miss you
'Cause I still love the way that we do
You know that hood love is a good love, that's me and you
Sometimes I think about leaving you
But wen I think about what we've been through, yeah
I get a feeling like it could be worst
'Cause I've given you my best and I don't mind it, that's why
'Cause wen you love somebody hard, then you'll love that way for life
You got all of my heart and I'll never leave your side
I gave my word to love you all the way to the end
So no matter what, I'll be right here, I'll be right here 'cause
We got hood love, I be cussin', I be screamin' like it's over
Then I'm longin', then I'm fienin' just to hold ya
'Cause that's how we do
You know that hood love is a good love, that's me and you
How feel, love? Well, I'm with you, never quit you
Now that's real love, when you ain't here, then I miss you
'Cause I still love the way that we do
You know that hood love is a good love, that's me and you
Now I play tough but not for too long
You are someone I depend on
No matter how I act at times, I can never walk away
I thought about it plenty times, but no one could take your place
Well, if there ain't no you, then there ain't no me
And there ain't no us, then I'd rather be
By myself 'cause no one else
Can know just what I need and really understand me
We got hood love, I be cussin', I be screamin' like it's over
Then I'm longin', then I'm fienin' just to hold ya
'Cause that's how we do
You know that hood love is a good love, that's me and you
How feel, love? Well, I'm with you, never quit you
Now that's real love, when you ain't here, then I miss you
'Cause I still love the way that we do
You know that hood love is a good love, that's me and you
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