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.
If the world is ending
Right this second
If the sky is gonna fall
Who you gonna call?
Father, mother, friend or brother
Who need you most of all
Who you gonna call?
So many times I stared at your number
Wish I could tell you how much I love you.
Sitting on the floor in my hotel room
All my friends are gone and I'm missing you, been
So long, so long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
Whole lot of unfinished business
The fight is stronger than our forgiveness, been
Too long, too long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
The tears of sadness
Hurt and regrets
Can't take it anymore
So who you gonna call?
Good or bad news
Fame and fortune
When you've lost it all
Who you gonna call?
Have you been tempted
Stared at my number
Wish I could hear you
Tell me your feelings.
Sitting on the floor in my hotel room
All my friends are gone and I'm missing you, been
So long, so long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
Whole lot of unfinished business
The fight is stronger than our forgiveness, been
Too long, too long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
Lie awake
Try to find the words we'll never say
It's never the right time to say them.
Sitting on the floor in my hotel room
All my friends are gone and I'm missing you, been
So long, so long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
Whole lot of unfinished business
The fight is stronger than our forgiveness, been
Too long, too long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
Sitting on the floor in my hotel room
All my friends are gone and I'm missing you, been
So long, so long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
Whole lot of unfinished business
The fight is stronger than our forgiveness, been
Too long, too long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
The world is ending
Right this second
If the sky is gonna fall
Who you gonna call?
Right this second
If the sky is gonna fall
Who you gonna call?
Father, mother, friend or brother
Who need you most of all
Who you gonna call?
So many times I stared at your number
Wish I could tell you how much I love you.
Sitting on the floor in my hotel room
All my friends are gone and I'm missing you, been
So long, so long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
Whole lot of unfinished business
The fight is stronger than our forgiveness, been
Too long, too long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
The tears of sadness
Hurt and regrets
Can't take it anymore
So who you gonna call?
Good or bad news
Fame and fortune
When you've lost it all
Who you gonna call?
Have you been tempted
Stared at my number
Wish I could hear you
Tell me your feelings.
Sitting on the floor in my hotel room
All my friends are gone and I'm missing you, been
So long, so long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
Whole lot of unfinished business
The fight is stronger than our forgiveness, been
Too long, too long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
Lie awake
Try to find the words we'll never say
It's never the right time to say them.
Sitting on the floor in my hotel room
All my friends are gone and I'm missing you, been
So long, so long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
Whole lot of unfinished business
The fight is stronger than our forgiveness, been
Too long, too long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
Sitting on the floor in my hotel room
All my friends are gone and I'm missing you, been
So long, so long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
Whole lot of unfinished business
The fight is stronger than our forgiveness, been
Too long, too long
Tell me now who you gonna call?
The world is ending
Right this second
If the sky is gonna fall
Who you gonna call?
Lyrics submitted by ElektroNoobie
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