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.
i've been as careless as versailles
in getting ready for you tonight
old bracelets in a box somewhere
my hair adorns me right
i'm here, a flourishing and jovial male
i'm all spirits and tall tales
my arms would be your sentimental bed
if it ends as well as it is in my head
i didn't see you come in
but i knew the room had been brighter since
no one can help but notice how
you shine in all this decadence
i stare you down and storm towards you
politely, as i do
and meet you with the perfect smile
as your fucking boyfriend kisses you
all the classical music in the world
cannot weep as deeply as a brokenhearted teenager
in getting ready for you tonight
old bracelets in a box somewhere
my hair adorns me right
i'm here, a flourishing and jovial male
i'm all spirits and tall tales
my arms would be your sentimental bed
if it ends as well as it is in my head
i didn't see you come in
but i knew the room had been brighter since
no one can help but notice how
you shine in all this decadence
i stare you down and storm towards you
politely, as i do
and meet you with the perfect smile
as your fucking boyfriend kisses you
all the classical music in the world
cannot weep as deeply as a brokenhearted teenager
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i'm here, a flourishing and jovial male i'm all spirits and tall tales my arms would be your sentimental bed if it ends as well as it is in my head
brilliant. this is a song about shooting the shit and the strife of the sigles/see n be seen scene. a bit melodramatic but i feel like he hits the nail on the head in this one. i have seen the exact situation described in the song and more often been in the position of the subject