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.
Never saw you look quite so pretty before
Never saw you dress quite so handsome, what's more
I could hardly wait to keep our date
This lovely Easter morning
And my heart beat fast as I came through the door
For
In your Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it
You'll be the grandest fellow in the Easter parade
I'll be all in clover and when they look us over
We'll be the proudest couple in the Easter parade
On the avenue, 5th Avenue
The photographers will snap us
And you'll find that you're in the Rotogravure
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet
And of the guy I'm taking to the Easter parade
On the avenue, 5th Avenue
The photographers will snap us
And you'll find that you're in the Rotogravure
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet
And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter parade
Never saw you dress quite so handsome, what's more
I could hardly wait to keep our date
This lovely Easter morning
And my heart beat fast as I came through the door
For
In your Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it
You'll be the grandest fellow in the Easter parade
I'll be all in clover and when they look us over
We'll be the proudest couple in the Easter parade
On the avenue, 5th Avenue
The photographers will snap us
And you'll find that you're in the Rotogravure
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet
And of the guy I'm taking to the Easter parade
On the avenue, 5th Avenue
The photographers will snap us
And you'll find that you're in the Rotogravure
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet
And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter parade
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Easter Parade (Main Theme) Lyrics as written by Irving Berlin
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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