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.
Coming back from the scene you started
Got your head on the window slanted
The thought of your skin it sets it off
At the back of a red Cortina
I pray that a black hole take her
Gone from sight, and, never back, and never back
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, no way, no way
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, no way, no way
Going back away, I waste away
Sat alone til the lightning got me
Something I can't just say softly
I'm a set the height and keep you uh-huh-huh-huh-huh-up
At the back of a red Cortina
Pray that the lightning take her
Gone from sight and never back and never back
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, no way, no way
Going back away I waste away
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, no way, no way
Going back away, I waste away
Got your head on the window slanted
The thought of your skin it sets it off
At the back of a red Cortina
I pray that a black hole take her
Gone from sight, and, never back, and never back
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, no way, no way
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, no way, no way
Going back away, I waste away
Sat alone til the lightning got me
Something I can't just say softly
I'm a set the height and keep you uh-huh-huh-huh-huh-up
At the back of a red Cortina
Pray that the lightning take her
Gone from sight and never back and never back
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, no way, no way
Going back away I waste away
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, I waste away
Going back away, no way, no way
Going back away, I waste away
Lyrics submitted by pinche yliana!, edited by ethereal21, DArkB0mb, screaming@thepage
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i really enjoy this song and there was no site that had the lyrics so i tried figuring them out myself. i'm not to sure though of the first line, 'cause it could also be sea staring?
Such an incredible song, here's what I think the lyrics are but your guess is as good as mine
Coming back from the scene you started Got your head on the window slanted It's all over your skin it sets it off
At the back of a red container I pray that a black hole take her Gone from sight and never back and never back
Going back away I waste away Going back away I waste away Going back away no way no way Going back away I waste away
Going back away I waste away Going back away I waste away Going back away no way no way Going back away I waste away
Sat alone til the lightning got me Something I can't just say softly I'ma sit behind and keep you uh-huh-huh-huh-huh-up
At the back of a red container Pray that the lightning take her Gone from sight and never back and never back
Going back away I waste away Going back away I waste away Going back away no way no way Going back away I waste away
Going back away I waste away Going back away I waste away Going back away no way no way Going back away I waste away
i know it's been awhile since i posted this up but thanks a million jed. i thought you were right about the lyrics and so i changed them. now that they are changed this song makes a lot more sense. :)
To me the song is about this guy singing about a girl he is with that is overly dramatic and causes him a lot of distress. In the first verse they seem to be in a car ( "your head on the window"; "red container"), after leaving a place where they had a public fight. They appear to still be mad at each other in the car because he mentions "It's all over your skin it sets it off" as in the tension causes them to start fighting again and he is so mad, he wishes she is wiped off the face of the planet, essentially ("pray that a black hole take her"). Once they get home, it's storming outside and he is sitting alone in some room and he is thinking about how he can't calmly say how he feels ("Something I can't just say softly") and how by not going to sleep, he is keeping her up. In the next verse he repeats his sentiment of her disappearing from his life ("pray that the lightning take her"). I believe the chorus is him speaking metaphorically about "going away", where in reality they are just not speaking to each other and he feels as though he is "wasting away" when they are not on good terms.
Very insightful post. Didn't think of the fact that they could likely be in a car, but that reminded me of one of the lyrics that always stuck out like a sore thumb whenever I listened to this song; the "red container". I originally thought it could be "red cantina", the public setting where the "scene" may have been started, but now I believe it may be "red Cortina"-the Cortina being a vintage Ford model, specifically built by Ford of Britain(!), which happened to be the UK's best selling car in the 70's. Seems pretty clear to me now after reading your interpretation.<br />
oh and DUH, of course it's a car; you can clearly hear what sounds like a RADIO in the background of the bridge section.
oh wow! I'm glad my thoughts directed to you to the correct reference. I definitely believe it's red cortina now, nice job!