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.
Suspicion came from around the bend
and it tapped me on the shoulder
I heed your warning but I'm sorry friend
this is exactly what I want
Walking in knowingly I have got to get ahold of me
This party might be out of my league
Suspicion stabbed me in the back again
I poured my heart out and I started to leave
And all the sudden I can't let it go
I say we should have gone to Mexico
You've got love like a fire- though I can't put you out,
I can't stand and admire it
'Cause if I'm with you than I want to be
So sweetheart take a little drive with me
We'll get lost in the sun, oh the night's just begun
down in beautiful Mexico
My feels caught on a spiderweb
as I was walking out and into the desert
I left my heart but somehow kept my head
And I've been acting like I don't even care
But with a drink or two,
like the one I never had with you
I'm slurring all the things that you are
Thinking about what we could have been
And no, I never even make it to the car
And all the sudden I can't let you go
I say we should have gone to Mexico
You've got love like a fire- though I can't put you out,
I can't stand and admire it
'Cause if I'm with you than I want to be
So sweetheart take a little drive with me
We'll get lost in the sun, oh the night's just begun
down in beautiful Mexico
And all the sudden I can't let you go
I say we should have gone to Mexico
You've got love like a fire- though I can't put you out,
I can't stand and admire it
'Cause if I'm with you than I want to be
So sweetheart take a little drive with me
We'll get lost in the sun, oh the night's just begun
down in beautiful Mexico
and it tapped me on the shoulder
I heed your warning but I'm sorry friend
this is exactly what I want
Walking in knowingly I have got to get ahold of me
This party might be out of my league
Suspicion stabbed me in the back again
I poured my heart out and I started to leave
And all the sudden I can't let it go
I say we should have gone to Mexico
You've got love like a fire- though I can't put you out,
I can't stand and admire it
'Cause if I'm with you than I want to be
So sweetheart take a little drive with me
We'll get lost in the sun, oh the night's just begun
down in beautiful Mexico
My feels caught on a spiderweb
as I was walking out and into the desert
I left my heart but somehow kept my head
And I've been acting like I don't even care
But with a drink or two,
like the one I never had with you
I'm slurring all the things that you are
Thinking about what we could have been
And no, I never even make it to the car
And all the sudden I can't let you go
I say we should have gone to Mexico
You've got love like a fire- though I can't put you out,
I can't stand and admire it
'Cause if I'm with you than I want to be
So sweetheart take a little drive with me
We'll get lost in the sun, oh the night's just begun
down in beautiful Mexico
And all the sudden I can't let you go
I say we should have gone to Mexico
You've got love like a fire- though I can't put you out,
I can't stand and admire it
'Cause if I'm with you than I want to be
So sweetheart take a little drive with me
We'll get lost in the sun, oh the night's just begun
down in beautiful Mexico
Lyrics submitted by ohsonice
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