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.
I have often walked down this street before
But the pavement always been beneath my feet before
All at once am I several stories high
Knowing I'm on the street where you live.
Are there lilac trees in the heart of town?
Can you hear a lark in any other part of town?
Does enchantment pour out of every door?
No, it's just on the street where you live.
And oh, the towering feeling
Just to know somehow you are near
The overpowering feeling
That any second you may suddenly appear.
People stop and stare, they don't bother me
For there's nowhere else on earth that I'd rather be
Let the time go by, I don't care if I
Can be here on the street where you live.
People stop and stare, they don't bother me
For there's nowhere else on earth that I'd rather be
Let the time go by, I won't care if I
Can be here on the street where you live
Can be here on the street where you live.
But the pavement always been beneath my feet before
All at once am I several stories high
Knowing I'm on the street where you live.
Are there lilac trees in the heart of town?
Can you hear a lark in any other part of town?
Does enchantment pour out of every door?
No, it's just on the street where you live.
And oh, the towering feeling
Just to know somehow you are near
The overpowering feeling
That any second you may suddenly appear.
People stop and stare, they don't bother me
For there's nowhere else on earth that I'd rather be
Let the time go by, I don't care if I
Can be here on the street where you live.
People stop and stare, they don't bother me
For there's nowhere else on earth that I'd rather be
Let the time go by, I won't care if I
Can be here on the street where you live
Can be here on the street where you live.
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On the Street Where You Live Lyrics as written by Frederick Loewe Alan Jay Lerner
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O DistroKid, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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