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.
Get born, get ahead
Snatch it all and like they said
It's not enough
It's not enough
Grow up, go to school
Do your homework, follow the rules
It's not enough
It's not enough
Graduate, get laid
Get obsessed with getting paid
It's not enough
It's not enough
New car, new clothes
Get yourself a second home
It's not enough
It's not enough
Everything you have
Not enough
Everything you want
Not enough
Go green, chore the teen
Eating right, staying lean
It's not enough
Not enough
Make up, make out
Make it work, throw it out
It's not enough
Not enough
Get high, get spent
How you gonna pay the rent?
It's not enough
Not enough
Go there, look at that
Fly around the world and then
It's not enough
It's not enough
Everything you have
Not enough
Everything you want
Not enough
Yeah, everything you've bought
Not enough
And everything you want
Not enough
When I was a boy
Laying in the grass
I would always dream
Of what I didn't have
And time meant nothing to me
And not a thing to us
I could never believe
In what I couldn't touch
Ohh-oh, ohh, ohh-oh, ohh
Now I sit and watch
The mellowy room
I'm an old man now
And the flowers are in bloom
And all the pretty young things
Pass by my window
And I'd gladly give up my soul
For another go
Ohh, love is all there is
(loss is all there is)
Ohh, love is all there is
Get born get ahead
Snatch it all, it's like I said
It's not enough
Snatch it all and like they said
It's not enough
It's not enough
Grow up, go to school
Do your homework, follow the rules
It's not enough
It's not enough
Graduate, get laid
Get obsessed with getting paid
It's not enough
It's not enough
New car, new clothes
Get yourself a second home
It's not enough
It's not enough
Everything you have
Not enough
Everything you want
Not enough
Go green, chore the teen
Eating right, staying lean
It's not enough
Not enough
Make up, make out
Make it work, throw it out
It's not enough
Not enough
Get high, get spent
How you gonna pay the rent?
It's not enough
Not enough
Go there, look at that
Fly around the world and then
It's not enough
It's not enough
Everything you have
Not enough
Everything you want
Not enough
Yeah, everything you've bought
Not enough
And everything you want
Not enough
When I was a boy
Laying in the grass
I would always dream
Of what I didn't have
And time meant nothing to me
And not a thing to us
I could never believe
In what I couldn't touch
Ohh-oh, ohh, ohh-oh, ohh
Now I sit and watch
The mellowy room
I'm an old man now
And the flowers are in bloom
And all the pretty young things
Pass by my window
And I'd gladly give up my soul
For another go
Ohh, love is all there is
(loss is all there is)
Ohh, love is all there is
Get born get ahead
Snatch it all, it's like I said
It's not enough
Lyrics submitted by kittiewonder
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