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.
One, two, three
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Oh yeah
You gave me something like loving
And took me in so soon
You took my feelings from nothing
Came back at noon
And just meet me, I'm ready
To show myself to you
So if I lose my patience
You must try to understand (try to understand)
And if I lose my patience, oh yeah
'Cause you make me feel
'Cause you make me feel wild
You touch my inner smile
You got me in the mood
So come on and make your move and free me
You make my wishes as much as
Your kisses make me blue
If I'm a river, where will you escape away to?
But maybe I'm ready, I'm falling into you
So if I lose my patience
You must try to understand (try to understand)
And if I lose my patience, oh yeah
'Cause you make me feel
'Cause you make me feel wild
You touch my inner smile
You got me in the mood
So come on and make your move and free me
(Free me, free me)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, yeah, yeah
'Cause you make me feel
'Cause you make me feel wild
You touch my inner smile
You got me in the mood
So come on and make your move
And touch my inner smile
Come get my inner smile
Smile, smile, yeah, yeah
Sometimes I need to be alone (yeah)
There's times I need for you to phone (ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Sometimes you make me feel so high
There's times I ask myself why
Sometimes I need to be alone
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Oh yeah
You gave me something like loving
And took me in so soon
You took my feelings from nothing
Came back at noon
And just meet me, I'm ready
To show myself to you
So if I lose my patience
You must try to understand (try to understand)
And if I lose my patience, oh yeah
'Cause you make me feel
'Cause you make me feel wild
You touch my inner smile
You got me in the mood
So come on and make your move and free me
You make my wishes as much as
Your kisses make me blue
If I'm a river, where will you escape away to?
But maybe I'm ready, I'm falling into you
So if I lose my patience
You must try to understand (try to understand)
And if I lose my patience, oh yeah
'Cause you make me feel
'Cause you make me feel wild
You touch my inner smile
You got me in the mood
So come on and make your move and free me
(Free me, free me)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, yeah, yeah
'Cause you make me feel
'Cause you make me feel wild
You touch my inner smile
You got me in the mood
So come on and make your move
And touch my inner smile
Come get my inner smile
Smile, smile, yeah, yeah
Sometimes I need to be alone (yeah)
There's times I need for you to phone (ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Sometimes you make me feel so high
There's times I ask myself why
Sometimes I need to be alone
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Inner Smile Lyrics as written by John Mcelhone Gregg Alexander
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