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.
sounds so wrong but i need to fake the will to get along
feels alright when i drink to blur the day into the night
and blustery nights in through the rain
it's all aone that i am singing this anguish to you
and you're to blame
i'm still the same, i'm still the same
sounds so wrong but i need to fake the will to get along
feels alright when i drink to blur the day into the night
in lovely hour and in the room it's into bloom
that i have called your flower for me
and i'm to blame
you're still the same, you're still the same
raise up girl and be glad you were not born a man
up girl and be glad you were not born a man
sounds so wrong but i need to fake the will to get along
sounds so wrong but i need to fake the will to get along
and like a star that i have chosen for me
and i have placed one eye on the sky
the sky's the same
the moon's to blame, the moon's to blame
raise up girl and be glad you were not born a man
up man and be glad you were not born a god
sounds so wrong but i need to fake the will to get along
(repeat until end)
feels alright when i drink to blur the day into the night
and blustery nights in through the rain
it's all aone that i am singing this anguish to you
and you're to blame
i'm still the same, i'm still the same
sounds so wrong but i need to fake the will to get along
feels alright when i drink to blur the day into the night
in lovely hour and in the room it's into bloom
that i have called your flower for me
and i'm to blame
you're still the same, you're still the same
raise up girl and be glad you were not born a man
up girl and be glad you were not born a man
sounds so wrong but i need to fake the will to get along
sounds so wrong but i need to fake the will to get along
and like a star that i have chosen for me
and i have placed one eye on the sky
the sky's the same
the moon's to blame, the moon's to blame
raise up girl and be glad you were not born a man
up man and be glad you were not born a god
sounds so wrong but i need to fake the will to get along
(repeat until end)
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Get Along Lyrics as written by Mike Doughty
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