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.
Turn me to the canyon's anchor
Flip me from an old headbanger
Into seas of fishes and my friends
On the wall of New York City
I can see the spring committee
Plummet to the bluey ocean floor
5 4 3 2 1
I know that I can find you
I know that I can find you
Buy a ball and cut his head off
Re-enact the words you speak of
Til your memory trickles down my spine
Western girl, you are my snowflake
Burn inside the open earthquake
Til your memory rolls in perfect time
5 4 3 2 1
I know where I can find you
I know where I can find you
I had a nice time here with you upon your legs
The sweeter the sea is all the clouds burst from your springs
And out of the blue float all these bruises on your shins
You'll bleed, bleed for the first time, bleed, bleed for the first time, bleed, bleed
Ah...
5 4 3 2 1
I know that I can find you
I know that I can find you
Cause I can talk to you through tin cans
Tied together with some string, man
We can tangle stories all through space
Flip me from an old headbanger
Into seas of fishes and my friends
On the wall of New York City
I can see the spring committee
Plummet to the bluey ocean floor
5 4 3 2 1
I know that I can find you
I know that I can find you
Buy a ball and cut his head off
Re-enact the words you speak of
Til your memory trickles down my spine
Western girl, you are my snowflake
Burn inside the open earthquake
Til your memory rolls in perfect time
5 4 3 2 1
I know where I can find you
I know where I can find you
I had a nice time here with you upon your legs
The sweeter the sea is all the clouds burst from your springs
And out of the blue float all these bruises on your shins
You'll bleed, bleed for the first time, bleed, bleed for the first time, bleed, bleed
Ah...
5 4 3 2 1
I know that I can find you
I know that I can find you
Cause I can talk to you through tin cans
Tied together with some string, man
We can tangle stories all through space
Lyrics submitted by blumonkey
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