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.
[Verse1]
You can the peanut butter to my jelly
You can be the butterflies I feel in my belly
You can can be the captain
I can be your first mate
You can be the chills that I feel on our first date
You can be the hero
I can be your side kick
You can be the tear
That I cry if we ever split
You can be the rain from the cloud when it's stormin
Or u can be the sun when it shines in the mornin
[B sec]
Don't know if I could ever be
W/out u cause boy u complete me
And in time I know that we'll both see
That we're all we need
Cause you're the apple to my pie
You're th straw to my berry
You're the smoke to my high
And you're the one I wanna marry
[Hook]
Cause you're the one for me (for me )
And I'm the one for you (for you)
U take th both of (of us)
And we're the perfect two
We're the perfect two
We're the perfect two
Baby me and you
We're the perfect two
[Verse2]
You can be the prince and I can be your princess
You can be the sweet tooth I can be the dentist
You can be the shoes and I can be the laces
You can be the heart that I spill on the pages
You can be the vodka and I can be the chaser
You can be the pencil and I can be the paper
You can be as cold as the winter weather
But I don't care as long as were together
[B sec]
Don't know if I could ever be
W/out u cause boy u complete me
And in time I know that we'll both see
That we're all we need
Cause your the apple to my pie
You're the straw to my berry
You're the smoke to my high
And you're the one I wanna marry
[Hook]
Cause your the one for me (for me)
And I'm the one for you (for you)
U take th both of us (of us)
And we're the perfect two
We're the perfect two
We're the perfect two
Baby me and you
We're the perfect two
[Bridge]
You know that I'll never doubt ya
And you know that I think about ya
And you know I can't live without ya
I love the way that u smile
And maybe in just a while
I can see me walk down the aisle
[B sec 1/2]
Cause your the apple to my pie
You're the straw to my berry
You're the smoke to my high
And you're the one I wanna marry
[Hook]
Cause your the one for me (for me)
And I'm the one for you (for you)
U take th both of us of us (of us)
And were the perfect two
You can the peanut butter to my jelly
You can be the butterflies I feel in my belly
You can can be the captain
I can be your first mate
You can be the chills that I feel on our first date
You can be the hero
I can be your side kick
You can be the tear
That I cry if we ever split
You can be the rain from the cloud when it's stormin
Or u can be the sun when it shines in the mornin
[B sec]
Don't know if I could ever be
W/out u cause boy u complete me
And in time I know that we'll both see
That we're all we need
Cause you're the apple to my pie
You're th straw to my berry
You're the smoke to my high
And you're the one I wanna marry
[Hook]
Cause you're the one for me (for me )
And I'm the one for you (for you)
U take th both of (of us)
And we're the perfect two
We're the perfect two
We're the perfect two
Baby me and you
We're the perfect two
[Verse2]
You can be the prince and I can be your princess
You can be the sweet tooth I can be the dentist
You can be the shoes and I can be the laces
You can be the heart that I spill on the pages
You can be the vodka and I can be the chaser
You can be the pencil and I can be the paper
You can be as cold as the winter weather
But I don't care as long as were together
[B sec]
Don't know if I could ever be
W/out u cause boy u complete me
And in time I know that we'll both see
That we're all we need
Cause your the apple to my pie
You're the straw to my berry
You're the smoke to my high
And you're the one I wanna marry
[Hook]
Cause your the one for me (for me)
And I'm the one for you (for you)
U take th both of us (of us)
And we're the perfect two
We're the perfect two
We're the perfect two
Baby me and you
We're the perfect two
[Bridge]
You know that I'll never doubt ya
And you know that I think about ya
And you know I can't live without ya
I love the way that u smile
And maybe in just a while
I can see me walk down the aisle
[B sec 1/2]
Cause your the apple to my pie
You're the straw to my berry
You're the smoke to my high
And you're the one I wanna marry
[Hook]
Cause your the one for me (for me)
And I'm the one for you (for you)
U take th both of us of us (of us)
And were the perfect two
Lyrics submitted by ayebien
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