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.
Tequila after midnight
Drives loneliness away
Makes strangers all around you look familiar
And tequila after midnight
Makes you feel so warm
Makes you think you feel good when you don't
It's the same sad familiar story
Nothing about it's new
Just about someone who loved and lost
And it still hurt through and through.
They say it drives you crazy
Well I can hardly care
For quite some time now
That's just where I've been
And they say tequila kills you
If you drink too much
Lord, I hope they make tequila long enough
It's the same sad familiar story
Nothing about it's new
Just about someone who loved and lost
And it still hurt through and through.
They say it drives you crazy
Well I can hardly care
For quite some time now
That's just where I've been
And they say tequila kills you
If you drink too much
Lord, I hope they make tequila long enough
Drives loneliness away
Makes strangers all around you look familiar
And tequila after midnight
Makes you feel so warm
Makes you think you feel good when you don't
It's the same sad familiar story
Nothing about it's new
Just about someone who loved and lost
And it still hurt through and through.
They say it drives you crazy
Well I can hardly care
For quite some time now
That's just where I've been
And they say tequila kills you
If you drink too much
Lord, I hope they make tequila long enough
It's the same sad familiar story
Nothing about it's new
Just about someone who loved and lost
And it still hurt through and through.
They say it drives you crazy
Well I can hardly care
For quite some time now
That's just where I've been
And they say tequila kills you
If you drink too much
Lord, I hope they make tequila long enough
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Tequila After Midnight Lyrics as written by Dee Moeller
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