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.
I been down on my luck
Been down too long this time
I’ve drank down to the bottom
Until I found myself there too
And the taste of defeat
Has never been so sweet
So I pour another glass
And fail again and again
I’ve been down
And I’ve been higher than six towers
I’ve asked the higher powers
If they could just spare a drink
Did they answer my cries?
I was a bit preoccupied
I’ve toasted them, boasted to them
That they had met their match
But as long as there is whiskey in the world
We can drink away the heartache
And drink away the girls
But we fall in love, but we never touch
As long as there is whiskey in the world
I have loved
And I’ve lost all that they gave me
They all try and save me
But I’m seeing this thing through
And these feelings of remorse
They leave me no recourse
So I poured another glass
Fail again and again
But as long as there is whiskey in the world
We can drink away the heartache
And drink away the girls
But we fall in love, but we never touch
As long as there is whiskey in the world
I don’t want to be saved
Ah, ah, ah, ah
As long as there is whiskey in the world
As long as there is whiskey in the world
As there is whiskey
As there is whiskey
As there is whiskey in the world
Been down too long this time
I’ve drank down to the bottom
Until I found myself there too
And the taste of defeat
Has never been so sweet
So I pour another glass
And fail again and again
I’ve been down
And I’ve been higher than six towers
I’ve asked the higher powers
If they could just spare a drink
Did they answer my cries?
I was a bit preoccupied
I’ve toasted them, boasted to them
That they had met their match
But as long as there is whiskey in the world
We can drink away the heartache
And drink away the girls
But we fall in love, but we never touch
As long as there is whiskey in the world
I have loved
And I’ve lost all that they gave me
They all try and save me
But I’m seeing this thing through
And these feelings of remorse
They leave me no recourse
So I poured another glass
Fail again and again
But as long as there is whiskey in the world
We can drink away the heartache
And drink away the girls
But we fall in love, but we never touch
As long as there is whiskey in the world
I don’t want to be saved
Ah, ah, ah, ah
As long as there is whiskey in the world
As long as there is whiskey in the world
As there is whiskey
As there is whiskey
As there is whiskey in the world
Lyrics submitted by a_melancholy_soul, edited by DiesisKey, Mellow_Harsher
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I been down on my luck Been down, too long this time, I’ve drank onto the bottom Till I found myself there too And the taste of defeat, has never been so sweet So I pour another glass and fail again. And again.
I’ve been down, and I’ve been higher than six towers I’ve asked the higher powers if they could just spare a drink Did they answer my cries? I was a bit preoccupied. I’ve toasted them, boasted to them, that they had met their match
But as long as there is whiskey in the world We can drink away the hearth ache And drink away the girls But we fall in love, but we never touch As long as there is whiskey in the world.
I have loved, and I’ve lost all that they gave me They all try and save me But I’m seeing this thing through And these feelings of remorse They leave me no recourse So I poured another glass, fail again and again
But as long as there is whiskey in the world We can drink away the hearth ache And drink away the girls But we fall in love, but we never touch As long as there is whiskey in the world.
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Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah
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