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.
Walking
Moving down the dark hall
Fingertips and drywall
Cigarettes and sour
Long day
Wasn’t such a long day
Still I need a scene change
At this ungodly hour
I’ll be right here
Drinking two for ones of this expired beer
Smiling at the devil in the bar mirror
Trying to make some sense of it all
And it’s all fine
Everything will happen in its own time
If I had a soul, I would have sold mine
A long time ago
Slow down
I can’t seem to slow down
Long enough to have a hometown
That's not what I meant, it's just how it sounds
So call it a holiday
A break from the promenade
I lose this whole ghost parade
See, we don’t fit in, so we just hang out
I’ll be right here
Drinking two for ones of this expired beer
Smiling at the devil in the bar mirror
Trying to make some sense of it all
And it’s all fine
Everything will happen in its own time
If I had a soul I would have sold mine
A long time ago
Yeah...
Yeah, I’ll be right here
Drinking two for ones of this expired beer
Smiling at the devil in the bar mirror
Trying to make some sense of it all
And it’s all fine
Everything will happen in it’s own time
If I had a soul I would have sold mine
A long time ago
Yeah
Moving down the dark hall
Fingertips and drywall
Cigarettes and sour
Long day
Wasn’t such a long day
Still I need a scene change
At this ungodly hour
I’ll be right here
Drinking two for ones of this expired beer
Smiling at the devil in the bar mirror
Trying to make some sense of it all
And it’s all fine
Everything will happen in its own time
If I had a soul, I would have sold mine
A long time ago
Slow down
I can’t seem to slow down
Long enough to have a hometown
That's not what I meant, it's just how it sounds
So call it a holiday
A break from the promenade
I lose this whole ghost parade
See, we don’t fit in, so we just hang out
I’ll be right here
Drinking two for ones of this expired beer
Smiling at the devil in the bar mirror
Trying to make some sense of it all
And it’s all fine
Everything will happen in its own time
If I had a soul I would have sold mine
A long time ago
Yeah...
Yeah, I’ll be right here
Drinking two for ones of this expired beer
Smiling at the devil in the bar mirror
Trying to make some sense of it all
And it’s all fine
Everything will happen in it’s own time
If I had a soul I would have sold mine
A long time ago
Yeah
Lyrics submitted by nikkus34
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