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.
[Chorus]
I, I like ice cream
A kind of smooth kick taste takes away my mind
You, you ain't a better thing
But if you got a big car take me for a ride
Folding my fingers through your hair
Taking my time to look on
Dreaming of white chocolate lotion
I gotta find a better place where I can be another face
And people look on
Take me to Sunset Park
We'll find a better day, somewhere that's far away
Find me at Sunset Park
Lay back and make believe, we can be anything
We're on our own
I, I ain't a jelly bean
A cellophane sun kiss takes away the time
But I, I'm going sugar-free
And when you get to Sunset we'll go for a ride
Policemen in bright yellow raincoats
Waving the children goodbye
So I buy a dream with a short note
I gotta find a better place where I can be another face
And people look on
[Chorus]
Taken by surprise on this occasion
You left me for a sharper man than me
Ice cream, daydream, far away from here
[Chorus]
I, I like ice cream
A kind of smooth kick taste takes away my mind
You, you ain't a better thing
But if you got a big car take me for a ride
Folding my fingers through your hair
Taking my time to look on
Dreaming of white chocolate lotion
I gotta find a better place where I can be another face
And people look on
Take me to Sunset Park
We'll find a better day, somewhere that's far away
Find me at Sunset Park
Lay back and make believe, we can be anything
We're on our own
I, I ain't a jelly bean
A cellophane sun kiss takes away the time
But I, I'm going sugar-free
And when you get to Sunset we'll go for a ride
Policemen in bright yellow raincoats
Waving the children goodbye
So I buy a dream with a short note
I gotta find a better place where I can be another face
And people look on
[Chorus]
Taken by surprise on this occasion
You left me for a sharper man than me
Ice cream, daydream, far away from here
[Chorus]
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Ice Cream Lyrics as written by Timothy Wild Timothy Watson
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