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.
Look at her go, walkin' away
Smile on her face, it's so good to see her
With her feet off the ground, head in the clouds
Look at her now, crazy, crazy in love
She's gone right off the deep end
Long gone, her heart is beatin' stronger
She's finally found the one
And she knows when they're together
She's closer to forever
Than she's ever been before
And there's no way to stop that train she's on
She's gone
Check out her eyes, look at her grin
That must be him
I wonder if he knows how lucky he is
To be where he is, about to be kissed
There she goes and once she goes
She's gone right off the deep end
Long gone, her heart is beatin' stronger
She's finally found the one
And she knows when they're together
She's closer to forever
Than she's ever been before
And there's no way to stop that train she's on
She's gone, oh, she's gone
There's no way to stop that train she's on
She's gone right off the deep end
Long gone, her heart is beatin' stronger, she is stronger
She knows when they're together
She's close, closer to forever
Look at her go, walkin' away
There's no way to stop that train, she's gone
It's so good to see a smile on her face
There's no way to stop that train, she's gone
(She's gone)
Long gone, stronger
There's no way to stop that train, she's gone
Hey baby baby
There's no way to stop that train
Smile on her face, it's so good to see her
With her feet off the ground, head in the clouds
Look at her now, crazy, crazy in love
She's gone right off the deep end
Long gone, her heart is beatin' stronger
She's finally found the one
And she knows when they're together
She's closer to forever
Than she's ever been before
And there's no way to stop that train she's on
She's gone
Check out her eyes, look at her grin
That must be him
I wonder if he knows how lucky he is
To be where he is, about to be kissed
There she goes and once she goes
She's gone right off the deep end
Long gone, her heart is beatin' stronger
She's finally found the one
And she knows when they're together
She's closer to forever
Than she's ever been before
And there's no way to stop that train she's on
She's gone, oh, she's gone
There's no way to stop that train she's on
She's gone right off the deep end
Long gone, her heart is beatin' stronger, she is stronger
She knows when they're together
She's close, closer to forever
Look at her go, walkin' away
There's no way to stop that train, she's gone
It's so good to see a smile on her face
There's no way to stop that train, she's gone
(She's gone)
Long gone, stronger
There's no way to stop that train, she's gone
Hey baby baby
There's no way to stop that train
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