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's a cold,
Easy glow
Dancing over our street.
I could have chased it down.
I could've held your love,
But wouldn't you think me weak.
Of all, I should know
How the streets come and go
When you chased the kaleidoscope dream,
But stranger, baby, always keep me
In your sweet memory.
Biting cold, precious calling,
Drowned me under our street.
Perfect hips, perfects hips, she was,
Perfect lips, pieces of your heart
Splattered on the cliff.
We go home, watch a movie.
Tell me can you feel the beat?
Getting worse, getting worse,
She was, letting those feelings loose
She was, becoming a monster.
She drew the line in the mind,
She was through holding on.
Look at me, can't you see? I'm in love,
Hold me tight. There, you got it.
And did you find that you like a little
Piece of cherry pie,
Hot from the oven.
And it was 'who let the girl out'
(Let the dog out) 'let the girl out',
Don't you miss me the way I miss you.
Sailor, Sailor, Sailor,
I'm sending birds to watch over you.
What you see, how did we used to love,
Hold me tight. There, you got it.
And all you need, honestly,
A little piece of cherry pie,
Hot from the oven.
On your knees, face me, cherry pie, baby.
Easy glow
Dancing over our street.
I could have chased it down.
I could've held your love,
But wouldn't you think me weak.
Of all, I should know
How the streets come and go
When you chased the kaleidoscope dream,
But stranger, baby, always keep me
In your sweet memory.
Biting cold, precious calling,
Drowned me under our street.
Perfect hips, perfects hips, she was,
Perfect lips, pieces of your heart
Splattered on the cliff.
We go home, watch a movie.
Tell me can you feel the beat?
Getting worse, getting worse,
She was, letting those feelings loose
She was, becoming a monster.
She drew the line in the mind,
She was through holding on.
Look at me, can't you see? I'm in love,
Hold me tight. There, you got it.
And did you find that you like a little
Piece of cherry pie,
Hot from the oven.
And it was 'who let the girl out'
(Let the dog out) 'let the girl out',
Don't you miss me the way I miss you.
Sailor, Sailor, Sailor,
I'm sending birds to watch over you.
What you see, how did we used to love,
Hold me tight. There, you got it.
And all you need, honestly,
A little piece of cherry pie,
Hot from the oven.
On your knees, face me, cherry pie, baby.
Lyrics submitted by Fictionalhead, edited by culprit
A Little Piece Lyrics as written by Samuel Lockwood Nik Kaloper
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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