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.
Like harmonies, locks in keys
Lightning in every drop
We're tricked again, lost at sea
When we find land can I climb your tree?
I know it's hard to see, oh
I wanna believe what you're saying
But I'm seeing the game that you're playin'
Oh, I kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-know
What I'm gonna d-d-d-d-d-do
Kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-know what I'm gonna d-d-d-d-d-do
Oh no, I meant
I'm at the wrong place at the wrong time
They're attracting all the wrong people to the wrong line
I do not want to see the whole mess
I wish I could live in retrospect
Five steps
Remember them well
As you're coming down, down the well
You drop five-hundred tons of hell
You are everything I see
Every time I blink, despair
Who's asleep at the wheel?
They fight for every meal
Who likes that bad idea?
You
Undo
What I feel, qualia
What I am, qualia
Wait, wait
No, I don't want it
No, I don't want it
Oh man
What are we doing now?
All I know are instincts
You are everything I see
Every time I blink, despair
Lock the doors and hide the keys
And wake the doctor, call a priest
Born out of electricity, I wait for you in the second life
Who's asleep at the wheel?
Who likes that bad idea?
Who wants a Happy Meal?
Ooh
You are everything I see
Every time I blink, despair
I will take what I can grab, but I, I don't want your money bags
Oh-ooh-ooh-ooh
What else can I say
What else can I say
What else can I say tonight?
Lightning in every drop
We're tricked again, lost at sea
When we find land can I climb your tree?
I know it's hard to see, oh
I wanna believe what you're saying
But I'm seeing the game that you're playin'
Oh, I kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-know
What I'm gonna d-d-d-d-d-do
Kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-kn-know what I'm gonna d-d-d-d-d-do
Oh no, I meant
I'm at the wrong place at the wrong time
They're attracting all the wrong people to the wrong line
I do not want to see the whole mess
I wish I could live in retrospect
Five steps
Remember them well
As you're coming down, down the well
You drop five-hundred tons of hell
You are everything I see
Every time I blink, despair
Who's asleep at the wheel?
They fight for every meal
Who likes that bad idea?
You
Undo
What I feel, qualia
What I am, qualia
Wait, wait
No, I don't want it
No, I don't want it
Oh man
What are we doing now?
All I know are instincts
You are everything I see
Every time I blink, despair
Lock the doors and hide the keys
And wake the doctor, call a priest
Born out of electricity, I wait for you in the second life
Who's asleep at the wheel?
Who likes that bad idea?
Who wants a Happy Meal?
Ooh
You are everything I see
Every time I blink, despair
I will take what I can grab, but I, I don't want your money bags
Oh-ooh-ooh-ooh
What else can I say
What else can I say
What else can I say tonight?
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