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 more time said the lady Jane
Walk on in the fire
Chinese whispers ringing now
Step into the mire
I've been strung out to dry
Blowing in the gale
My names been left hanging,
Hanging on your nail
All the misfits
Are flying like a kite
All of my friends
Have come to see the fight
whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
This love has never gone away
Whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
I hold a moment every single day
I can hear the Quireboys singing
And it's falling on my ears
I can hear the trumpets playing
Running down the years
Don't ask me how the world looks
How it looks tonight
I'm gonna be leaving babe
Outta here and outta sight
I've been laying down
Coming off the rails
I've been chasing shadows
Playing Happy trails
whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
This love has never gone away
Whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
I hold a moment every single day
Solo
whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
This love has never gone away
Whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
I hold a moment every single day
whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
This love has never gone away
Whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
I hold a moment every single day
Walk on in the fire
Chinese whispers ringing now
Step into the mire
I've been strung out to dry
Blowing in the gale
My names been left hanging,
Hanging on your nail
All the misfits
Are flying like a kite
All of my friends
Have come to see the fight
whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
This love has never gone away
Whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
I hold a moment every single day
I can hear the Quireboys singing
And it's falling on my ears
I can hear the trumpets playing
Running down the years
Don't ask me how the world looks
How it looks tonight
I'm gonna be leaving babe
Outta here and outta sight
I've been laying down
Coming off the rails
I've been chasing shadows
Playing Happy trails
whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
This love has never gone away
Whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
I hold a moment every single day
Solo
whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
This love has never gone away
Whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
I hold a moment every single day
whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
This love has never gone away
Whoa oh oh, the spark that is us
I hold a moment every single day
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