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.
September breeze you are a fire
and I am a tree.
I wanna leave but I'm feeling your steeze
of burning my up so passionately
Tension between us is just getting stronger,
the flames getting hotter,
the sex lasting longer.
And I'm not one to speak with poetry,
but your body's an ocean,
the waves are closing in on me.
Side to Side,
We're holding on for our dear lives,
We're going down,
and we just can't decide who goes on top,
well that's the beauty of life
(Beauty of life)
Side to side,
Let me kiss your skin,
and let this music cry.
Listen to my voice send shivers down your spine
(Send shivers down your spine)
Baby girl just rock me all night,
and love me from side to side.
What I love, love, love, love about you girl,
is you just wanted to be my girl,
never had another care in the world.
You're never begging for diamonds or pearls,
damn I love your smile and your hair when it curls
(Damn I love your smile and your hair when it curls)
All I wanna do is take your picture,
no makeup on go hiding your face.
Take you to the bed start hugging and kissing,
stars light up in your eyes.
Don't need no space,
there's no gravity between us
as we take off like Chris Brown coming wall to wall.
Side to side we'll break them all.
Side to side,
we're holding on for our dear lives.
We're going down,
and we just can't decide who goes on top,
well that's the beauty of life
(Beauty of life)
Side to side,
Let me kiss your skin,
and let this music cry.
Listen to my voice send shivers down your spine
(Send shivers down your spine)
Baby girl just rock me all night,
and love me form side to side.
This is getting rougher by the minute,
I'm not sure where to go from here.
Side to side
side to side
side to side
I can feel the temperature rising,
(Side to Side)
pulling my hair, biting my neck
(side to side)
Do what you gotta do
(Side to side)
Lets go!
Side to side!
Side to side,
we're holding on for our dear lives.
We're going down and we just can't decide,
who goes on top,
well that's the beauty of life
(who goes on top)
Side to side,
let me kiss you skin,
and let this music cry.
Listen to my voice send shivers down your spine
(Send shivers down your spine)
Bite me, pull my hair,
All you gotta do is love me from side to side.
and I am a tree.
I wanna leave but I'm feeling your steeze
of burning my up so passionately
Tension between us is just getting stronger,
the flames getting hotter,
the sex lasting longer.
And I'm not one to speak with poetry,
but your body's an ocean,
the waves are closing in on me.
Side to Side,
We're holding on for our dear lives,
We're going down,
and we just can't decide who goes on top,
well that's the beauty of life
(Beauty of life)
Side to side,
Let me kiss your skin,
and let this music cry.
Listen to my voice send shivers down your spine
(Send shivers down your spine)
Baby girl just rock me all night,
and love me from side to side.
What I love, love, love, love about you girl,
is you just wanted to be my girl,
never had another care in the world.
You're never begging for diamonds or pearls,
damn I love your smile and your hair when it curls
(Damn I love your smile and your hair when it curls)
All I wanna do is take your picture,
no makeup on go hiding your face.
Take you to the bed start hugging and kissing,
stars light up in your eyes.
Don't need no space,
there's no gravity between us
as we take off like Chris Brown coming wall to wall.
Side to side we'll break them all.
Side to side,
we're holding on for our dear lives.
We're going down,
and we just can't decide who goes on top,
well that's the beauty of life
(Beauty of life)
Side to side,
Let me kiss your skin,
and let this music cry.
Listen to my voice send shivers down your spine
(Send shivers down your spine)
Baby girl just rock me all night,
and love me form side to side.
This is getting rougher by the minute,
I'm not sure where to go from here.
Side to side
side to side
side to side
I can feel the temperature rising,
(Side to Side)
pulling my hair, biting my neck
(side to side)
Do what you gotta do
(Side to side)
Lets go!
Side to side!
Side to side,
we're holding on for our dear lives.
We're going down and we just can't decide,
who goes on top,
well that's the beauty of life
(who goes on top)
Side to side,
let me kiss you skin,
and let this music cry.
Listen to my voice send shivers down your spine
(Send shivers down your spine)
Bite me, pull my hair,
All you gotta do is love me from side to side.
Lyrics submitted by DanceGavinDance19
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