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.
There was a girl in my hometown
They say she wore the sharpest crown
Beautiful, its diamond tile
Never took her picture cause she never learned to smile
It's not surprising
There's nothing exciting
Late at night, you'll hear the sound
They say she wore the sharpest crown
She felt a darkness deep inside
She went and asked her mama why
She got no answer just because
Mama wasn't sleeping or pretending that she was
It's not surprising
There's nothing exciting
I hope that she'll turn around
They say she wore the sharpest crown
Woah, I loved her, don't ask how
Must've had some reasons that I can't remember now
Some folks say I let her down
But the same folks say she wore the sharpest
Dangerous and tore the darkness
Held her like a ten-ton harness
As I ran off for the farthest town
They say she wore the sharpest crown
They say she wore the sharpest crown
Beautiful, its diamond tile
Never took her picture cause she never learned to smile
It's not surprising
There's nothing exciting
Late at night, you'll hear the sound
They say she wore the sharpest crown
She felt a darkness deep inside
She went and asked her mama why
She got no answer just because
Mama wasn't sleeping or pretending that she was
It's not surprising
There's nothing exciting
I hope that she'll turn around
They say she wore the sharpest crown
Woah, I loved her, don't ask how
Must've had some reasons that I can't remember now
Some folks say I let her down
But the same folks say she wore the sharpest
Dangerous and tore the darkness
Held her like a ten-ton harness
As I ran off for the farthest town
They say she wore the sharpest crown
Lyrics submitted by greyicewater33, edited by cashfan2274
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