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.
The leaves of brown came tumbling down, remember
In September, in the rain
That old sun went out just like a dying ember
That September, in the cold, cold rain
To everyone, of love, I heard you whisper
The raindrops seemed to play a sweet refrain
Though spring is here, to me, it's still September
Aah that September, umm in the rain
In September in the drizzling rain
Umm September in the rain
To everyone, of love, I heard you whisper
The raindrops seemed to play a sweet refrain
Though spring is here, to me, it's still September
Aah that September, umm in the rain
In September in the drizzling rain
Umm September in the rain
Just give me September in the cold, cold rain
I'm talking about September in the rain
In September, in the rain
That old sun went out just like a dying ember
That September, in the cold, cold rain
To everyone, of love, I heard you whisper
The raindrops seemed to play a sweet refrain
Though spring is here, to me, it's still September
Aah that September, umm in the rain
In September in the drizzling rain
Umm September in the rain
To everyone, of love, I heard you whisper
The raindrops seemed to play a sweet refrain
Though spring is here, to me, it's still September
Aah that September, umm in the rain
In September in the drizzling rain
Umm September in the rain
Just give me September in the cold, cold rain
I'm talking about September in the rain
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September in the Rain Lyrics as written by Al Dubin Harry Warren
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