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.
How many times can you look me in the eye
Tell me everything is fine
When I know it's not
I don't even know what I should say now
I can't speak
I am such a freak
Trapped in a box
Feeling so small
Can't feel a thing
Can't feel at all
People they sat
Laughing at me
Pointing my face
Call me a freak
This world is not my own
I was meant to be alone
And there is nothing I can do to save me now
How many times can you look me in the eye
Tell me everything is fine
When I know it's not
I don't even know what I should say now
I can't speak
I am such a freak
Feeling so high
Up on a cloud
Falling to black
Back on the ground
Picture my lines
Picture my face
Won't go outside
Want to erase
These things they haunt my mind
Think about them all the time
There's nothing I can do to save me now
How many times can you look me in the eye
Tell me everything is fine
When I know it's not
I don't even know what I should say now
I can't speak
I am such a freak
How many times can you look me in the face
Tell me everything's in place
When I know it's not
I don't even know what I should say now
I can't speak
I am such a freak
How many times can you look me in the eye
Tell me everything is fine
When I know it's not
How many times can you look me in the eye
Tell me everything is fine
When I know it's not
I don't even know what I should say now
I can't speak
I am such a freak
How many times can you look me in the face
Tell me everything's in place
When I know it's not
I don't even know what I should say now
I can't speak
I am such a freak
Tell me everything is fine
When I know it's not
I don't even know what I should say now
I can't speak
I am such a freak
Trapped in a box
Feeling so small
Can't feel a thing
Can't feel at all
People they sat
Laughing at me
Pointing my face
Call me a freak
This world is not my own
I was meant to be alone
And there is nothing I can do to save me now
How many times can you look me in the eye
Tell me everything is fine
When I know it's not
I don't even know what I should say now
I can't speak
I am such a freak
Feeling so high
Up on a cloud
Falling to black
Back on the ground
Picture my lines
Picture my face
Won't go outside
Want to erase
These things they haunt my mind
Think about them all the time
There's nothing I can do to save me now
How many times can you look me in the eye
Tell me everything is fine
When I know it's not
I don't even know what I should say now
I can't speak
I am such a freak
How many times can you look me in the face
Tell me everything's in place
When I know it's not
I don't even know what I should say now
I can't speak
I am such a freak
How many times can you look me in the eye
Tell me everything is fine
When I know it's not
How many times can you look me in the eye
Tell me everything is fine
When I know it's not
I don't even know what I should say now
I can't speak
I am such a freak
How many times can you look me in the face
Tell me everything's in place
When I know it's not
I don't even know what I should say now
I can't speak
I am such a freak
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