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.
Where is my sailor boy? Where is my sailor boy?
He sleeps at the bottom of the deep blue sea
And he can't come back to me
I stand on the beach alone and gaze at the misty blue
Deep sea, as you hold him to your breast
Does he mention my name to you?
What does the deep sea say? What does the deep sea say?
It moans, it groans, it splashes and it foams
And it rolls on it's weary way
Oh, please tell me, deep blue sea, is he sleeping peacefully?
The winds from the north are blowing icy cold
Please keep him warm for me
If only my dreamin' soul, some token of love could find
If only the waves would show me where he sleeps
Then I'd leave this world behind
What does the deep sea say? What does the deep sea say?
It moans, it groans, it splashes and it foams
And it rolls on it's weary way
A beautiful rose one day, I placed on the crest of a wave
I said, "Take it please and let the petals fall
Above his watery grave"
The driftwood I watched in vain, my rose never came back again
So wave take another message to my love
Sayin', "I'll be here above"
What does the deep sea say? What does the deep sea say?
It moans, it groans, it splashes and it foams
And it rolls on it's weary way
He sleeps at the bottom of the deep blue sea
And he can't come back to me
I stand on the beach alone and gaze at the misty blue
Deep sea, as you hold him to your breast
Does he mention my name to you?
What does the deep sea say? What does the deep sea say?
It moans, it groans, it splashes and it foams
And it rolls on it's weary way
Oh, please tell me, deep blue sea, is he sleeping peacefully?
The winds from the north are blowing icy cold
Please keep him warm for me
If only my dreamin' soul, some token of love could find
If only the waves would show me where he sleeps
Then I'd leave this world behind
What does the deep sea say? What does the deep sea say?
It moans, it groans, it splashes and it foams
And it rolls on it's weary way
A beautiful rose one day, I placed on the crest of a wave
I said, "Take it please and let the petals fall
Above his watery grave"
The driftwood I watched in vain, my rose never came back again
So wave take another message to my love
Sayin', "I'll be here above"
What does the deep sea say? What does the deep sea say?
It moans, it groans, it splashes and it foams
And it rolls on it's weary way
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