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.
When I'm in the dark
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
Keep me in the dark
I want to feel like a hostage
The night and the dark appreciate
The light and the heat we generate
My heart and my soul cooperate
I want you to be happy
I just want to give myself to it
I'll come when you call me a little bitch
It gets me when you whisper it
I want you to be happy
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
When I'm in the dark
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
Point it at my heart
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
The day and the night don't separate
This ache for you starts to dominate
I'm finding it hard to concentrate
I want you to be happy
I wait for you like a prisoner
Whatever it is that moves in us
Is starting to feel a lot like love
I want you to be happy
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
When I'm in the dark
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
Point it at my heart
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you to be happy
I want you to be happy
I want you to be happy
I want you to be happy
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
Keep me in the dark
I want to feel like a hostage
The night and the dark appreciate
The light and the heat we generate
My heart and my soul cooperate
I want you to be happy
I just want to give myself to it
I'll come when you call me a little bitch
It gets me when you whisper it
I want you to be happy
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
When I'm in the dark
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
Point it at my heart
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
The day and the night don't separate
This ache for you starts to dominate
I'm finding it hard to concentrate
I want you to be happy
I wait for you like a prisoner
Whatever it is that moves in us
Is starting to feel a lot like love
I want you to be happy
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
When I'm in the dark
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
Point it at my heart
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
Sometimes I feel like a hostage
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you, I want you
I want you to be happy
I want you to be happy
I want you to be happy
I want you to be happy
I want you to be happy
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