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.
Upon a pebble driveway
There sits a house
And it's the loneliest place
I haven't spend much time there
It wasn't alowed
It just didn't feel right
Cos it's all built upon a burial ground
It just doesn't feel right
It just doesn't feel right
On top the frozen creek
I would love to take you there
It's where it flows through me
On top the frozen creek
Ohhh
If I open both of my eyes
I still see an empty space
So empty
But if I keep them closed
Then there's still a chance
Something is out there
Cos it's all built upon a burial ground
It just doesn't feel right
It just doesn't feel right
On top the frozen creek
I would love to take you there
It's where it flows through me
On top the frozen creek
Ohhh
I made a promise to you long ago
I'd do the the best that I can
I'd try to keep it
I made a promise to you long ago
That I'd do anything to keep this home
On top the frozen creek
I would love to take you there
It's where it flows through me
On top the frozen creek
Ohhh
I would love to take you there
I would love to take you there
I would love to take you
There sits a house
And it's the loneliest place
I haven't spend much time there
It wasn't alowed
It just didn't feel right
Cos it's all built upon a burial ground
It just doesn't feel right
It just doesn't feel right
On top the frozen creek
I would love to take you there
It's where it flows through me
On top the frozen creek
Ohhh
If I open both of my eyes
I still see an empty space
So empty
But if I keep them closed
Then there's still a chance
Something is out there
Cos it's all built upon a burial ground
It just doesn't feel right
It just doesn't feel right
On top the frozen creek
I would love to take you there
It's where it flows through me
On top the frozen creek
Ohhh
I made a promise to you long ago
I'd do the the best that I can
I'd try to keep it
I made a promise to you long ago
That I'd do anything to keep this home
On top the frozen creek
I would love to take you there
It's where it flows through me
On top the frozen creek
Ohhh
I would love to take you there
I would love to take you there
I would love to take you
Lyrics submitted by DjDabs
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I site this interview as proof: blaremagazine.com/2010/05/20/q-and-a-anthony-green/