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.
Crawling out the cocoon I've been living in
I hear familiar sounds
But few recognize who voice it is
I've been sleeping in until now
And charmed I started scribbling
Unscrambling towns.
Games we play imagining everything,
Ain't we really lucky
Cause we get a pair of wings,
Ain't we really lucky
And that is a lovely thing,
Ain't we really lucky
There is hope for the flowers
Yeah yeah yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah.
I'm running now
On the one-way ticket to president
I'm here to smoke you out
Deploy no more armed Americans
It's embarrassing how abroad
How different the mission is
Superior forces.
Games we play for managing everything
Ain't we really lucky
Cause we get a pair of wings
Ain't we really lucky
And that is a lovely thing
Ain't we really lucky
There is hope for the flowers.
Yeah yea yeah, oh yes, oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh hope for the flowers yeah
Oh hope for the flowers.
Might you try to walk before you learn to crawl
You know much better
Well if you want to fly
Just close your eyes and click your heels together
And tell me nothings wrong with this picture
Nothing is wrong with this picture.
Do do do, do do do do do...
I've been sleeping in until now
I spun a course in miracles
I'm really close now
I want us to experience
A myriad of styles,
Games we play while managing everything
Ain't we really lucky
Cause we get a pair of wings
Ain't we really lucky
And that is a lovely thing
Ain't we really lucky
There's hope for the flowers.
Yes, oh yes, oh yes
There is hope for the flowers yes, oh yes, oh yes
There is hope for the flowers yes, oh yes, oh yes
There is hope for the flowers yes, oh yes, oh yes.
Do do do, do do do do do...
I hear familiar sounds
But few recognize who voice it is
I've been sleeping in until now
And charmed I started scribbling
Unscrambling towns.
Games we play imagining everything,
Ain't we really lucky
Cause we get a pair of wings,
Ain't we really lucky
And that is a lovely thing,
Ain't we really lucky
There is hope for the flowers
Yeah yeah yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah.
I'm running now
On the one-way ticket to president
I'm here to smoke you out
Deploy no more armed Americans
It's embarrassing how abroad
How different the mission is
Superior forces.
Games we play for managing everything
Ain't we really lucky
Cause we get a pair of wings
Ain't we really lucky
And that is a lovely thing
Ain't we really lucky
There is hope for the flowers.
Yeah yea yeah, oh yes, oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh hope for the flowers yeah
Oh hope for the flowers.
Might you try to walk before you learn to crawl
You know much better
Well if you want to fly
Just close your eyes and click your heels together
And tell me nothings wrong with this picture
Nothing is wrong with this picture.
Do do do, do do do do do...
I've been sleeping in until now
I spun a course in miracles
I'm really close now
I want us to experience
A myriad of styles,
Games we play while managing everything
Ain't we really lucky
Cause we get a pair of wings
Ain't we really lucky
And that is a lovely thing
Ain't we really lucky
There's hope for the flowers.
Yes, oh yes, oh yes
There is hope for the flowers yes, oh yes, oh yes
There is hope for the flowers yes, oh yes, oh yes
There is hope for the flowers yes, oh yes, oh yes.
Do do do, do do do do do...
Lyrics submitted by Planness
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