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.
Shoo-wa, shoo-wa, ooh-ooh, ooh
Shoo-wa, shoo-wa, ooh-ooh
Everybody's somebody's fool
The world is the biggest school
As you live, you learn though a torch will burn
Everybody's somebody's fool
(Everybody's somebody's fool)
You go through life making fools of others
Pretending you're giving them love
But remember sister or brother
You all have to answer to the one up above (to the one up above)
It's beautiful to watch love begin
But, oh, so sad when it ends (so sad when it ends)
As you got through life remember this rule
Everybody's somebody's fool
(Everybody's somebody's fool)
A-ha
Shoo-wa, shoo-wa
A-ha
Ooh, ha-ha
Shoo-wa, shoo-wa
Ohh
It's beautiful to watch love begin
But, oh, so sad when it ends (so sad when it ends)
As you got through life remember this rule
Everybody's somebody's fool
(Everybody's somebody's fool)
Everybody's somebody's
Somebody's fool
Everybody's, everybody's somebody's fool, yeah
Everybody's somebody's
Somebody's fool
Hey, everybody's somebody's
Somebody's fool
Everybody's, everybody's somebody's fool, yeah
Everybody's somebody's
Somebody's fool
Hey, everybody's somebody's
Somebody's fool
Everybody's, everybody's somebody's fool, yeah
Everybody's somebody's
Somebody's fool (ooh)
Hey, everybody's somebody's
Shoo-wa, shoo-wa, ooh-ooh
Everybody's somebody's fool
The world is the biggest school
As you live, you learn though a torch will burn
Everybody's somebody's fool
(Everybody's somebody's fool)
You go through life making fools of others
Pretending you're giving them love
But remember sister or brother
You all have to answer to the one up above (to the one up above)
It's beautiful to watch love begin
But, oh, so sad when it ends (so sad when it ends)
As you got through life remember this rule
Everybody's somebody's fool
(Everybody's somebody's fool)
A-ha
Shoo-wa, shoo-wa
A-ha
Ooh, ha-ha
Shoo-wa, shoo-wa
Ohh
It's beautiful to watch love begin
But, oh, so sad when it ends (so sad when it ends)
As you got through life remember this rule
Everybody's somebody's fool
(Everybody's somebody's fool)
Everybody's somebody's
Somebody's fool
Everybody's, everybody's somebody's fool, yeah
Everybody's somebody's
Somebody's fool
Hey, everybody's somebody's
Somebody's fool
Everybody's, everybody's somebody's fool, yeah
Everybody's somebody's
Somebody's fool
Hey, everybody's somebody's
Somebody's fool
Everybody's, everybody's somebody's fool, yeah
Everybody's somebody's
Somebody's fool (ooh)
Hey, everybody's somebody's
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Everybody's Somebody's Fool Lyrics as written by Regina Adams Gladys Hampton
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