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.
Welcome and spin your Hollywood
In the backyard with his friend on the telephone
The town right then is cooler than down
You're the one that turns it around
It's high and lost, forget about them
And this sound
Yeah, it's this sound
Wear a bell that Saturday makes
If you've got what it takes then fate'll come around
With that wish and crying thing
Get yourself to a super town
Who cares who's gone?
It's like palm tree sickness hit home
James Taylor's on, through this pipeline
feels real good
Flashing like rhythm, more than you could
Imagine if it happens to you
And ask me if it lasts
Yesterday's home cut in half
Good night you sleep, it'll be a heavy drive back east
In the backyard with his friend on the telephone
The town right then is cooler than down
You're the one that turns it around
It's high and lost, forget about them
And this sound
Yeah, it's this sound
Wear a bell that Saturday makes
If you've got what it takes then fate'll come around
With that wish and crying thing
Get yourself to a super town
Who cares who's gone?
It's like palm tree sickness hit home
James Taylor's on, through this pipeline
feels real good
Flashing like rhythm, more than you could
Imagine if it happens to you
And ask me if it lasts
Yesterday's home cut in half
Good night you sleep, it'll be a heavy drive back east
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