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.
In a couple of hours
The morning is coming
And I'm hittin' the door runnin,
The gasoline is burning
And I couldn't explain why
The message that I have been given
Could have us drown
In the river
Still I gotta deliver it
And I couldn't explain why
I hold a couple of grudges
Could have had a couple of touches
If I hadn't had a couple of crutches
And I couldn't explain why
The world keeps turning
The sun keeps burning
For all to learn what
Heavens only knows
Why do some
Get taken too young
All these answers
That heaven only knows
The wheels are turning
Churching all types of emotion
Strong as the oceans
And I couldn't explain why
This message that I have been given
Could have me drown by the river
Still I gotta deliver it
And I couldn't explain why
I hold a couple of grudges
Could have had a couple of touches
If I hadn't had a couple on crutches
And I couldn't explain why
The morning is coming
And I'm hittin' the door runnin,
The gasoline is burning
And I couldn't explain why
The message that I have been given
Could have us drown
In the river
Still I gotta deliver it
And I couldn't explain why
I hold a couple of grudges
Could have had a couple of touches
If I hadn't had a couple of crutches
And I couldn't explain why
The world keeps turning
The sun keeps burning
For all to learn what
Heavens only knows
Why do some
Get taken too young
All these answers
That heaven only knows
The wheels are turning
Churching all types of emotion
Strong as the oceans
And I couldn't explain why
This message that I have been given
Could have me drown by the river
Still I gotta deliver it
And I couldn't explain why
I hold a couple of grudges
Could have had a couple of touches
If I hadn't had a couple on crutches
And I couldn't explain why
Lyrics submitted by LiebeKatze42
I Couldn't Explain Why Lyrics as written by Clarence Copeland Greenwood
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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what does he mean by 'coulda had a couple of touches, if i hadn't had a couple of crutches'? football injury?
In a couple of hours The morning is comin' And I'm hittin' the door runnin' The gasoline is burnin' And I couldn't explain why
(Sometimes
The message that I've been given Could have us drown in the river and Still I gotta deliver it and I, I couldn't explain why
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I hold a couple of grudges I could've had a couple of touches If I hadn't had a couple of crutches And I couldn't explain why
(I will have to go with a previous answer to this. He holds a couple of grudges against people. The "couple of touches/couple of crutches" bit may refer to a football injury; which may be the reason he has a couple of grudges. This can be an example of the things that people usually mope about in life. The "touches/crutches" don't technically have to refer to football, they're pretty much a metaphor for the ups and downs in life.)
World keeps turnin' The sun keeps burnin' For all to learn what Heavens only knows Why do some Get taken too young All these answers That heaven only knows
(This is the beautiful meaning of the song. With is "things happen, and I can't explain why. Only God and the Heavens knows. We'll eventually know when we reach Heaven.")
I can't believe I posted without making sure I was finished. Smh.<br /> <br /> In a couple of hours<br /> The morning is comin'<br /> And I'm hittin' the door runnin'<br /> The gasoline is burnin'<br /> And I couldn't explain why<br /> <br /> (Sometimes you do things just because. Much like Cope's music. He does it just because.)
<br /> (I will have to go with a previous answer to this. He holds a couple of grudges against people. The "couple of touches/couple of crutches" bit may refer to a football injury; which may be the reason he has a couple of grudges. This can be an example of the things that people usually mope about in life. The "touches/crutches" don't technically have to refer to football, they're pretty much a metaphor for the ups and downs in life.)<br /> thats all wrong srry but its simple <br /> <br /> I hold a couple of grudges <br /> <br /> HE HELD GRUDGES AGINST HIMSELF<br /> <br /> I could've had a couple of touches<br /> HE COULD OF HAD COUPLE CHANCES OF LOVE<br /> <br /> If I hadn't had a couple of crutches<br /> BUT HE <br /> HAD A DRUG PROBLEM THAT KEPT HIM FROM THOSE LOVES <br /> And I couldn't explain why<br /> <br /> <br />