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.
Worried moon, shining bright
Can I sleep here tonight right beside you?
I got a long way to go
I'll be off in the morning
I hope but I don't know
If she will have me back again
Or only want me for a friend
And leave a stain across my heart
That never washes out
Nervous moon, in the clouds
There's a halo around your proud face
And I'm glad that we're friends
I might see you again
Sooner or later, I guess
Yeah, if it all goes wrong
And I'm a heart without a home
Maybe you can talk me out
Of doing myself in
Worried moon
I'm afraid of what's to come
Worried moon
Yeah, tell me what you know
Worried moon
You see further down the road
Worried moon
There you are, looking down
I'll be here on the ground if you need me
As I dream of a ghost
Of a love that has died or maybe not
But it haunts me now
Worried moon
I'm afraid of what's to come
Worried moon
Yeah, tell me what you know
Worried moon
You see further down the road
Worried moon
Looking up, you are gone
I got into the city at midnight
All these eyes looking on
Make me blind and put me down
And the noise just drives me out
Yeah
Worried moon
I'm afraid of what's to come
Worried moon
Yeah, tell me what you know
Worried moon
You see further down the road
Worried moon
Dirty moon on the rise
Orange as fire but a bitter cold
You'll remember me, I know
'Cause I have moved to another coast
With a new love to call my own
Maybe one day you can bathe us
In your blue light
Worried moon (worried moon)
Worried moon
Can I sleep here tonight right beside you?
I got a long way to go
I'll be off in the morning
I hope but I don't know
If she will have me back again
Or only want me for a friend
And leave a stain across my heart
That never washes out
Nervous moon, in the clouds
There's a halo around your proud face
And I'm glad that we're friends
I might see you again
Sooner or later, I guess
Yeah, if it all goes wrong
And I'm a heart without a home
Maybe you can talk me out
Of doing myself in
Worried moon
I'm afraid of what's to come
Worried moon
Yeah, tell me what you know
Worried moon
You see further down the road
Worried moon
There you are, looking down
I'll be here on the ground if you need me
As I dream of a ghost
Of a love that has died or maybe not
But it haunts me now
Worried moon
I'm afraid of what's to come
Worried moon
Yeah, tell me what you know
Worried moon
You see further down the road
Worried moon
Looking up, you are gone
I got into the city at midnight
All these eyes looking on
Make me blind and put me down
And the noise just drives me out
Yeah
Worried moon
I'm afraid of what's to come
Worried moon
Yeah, tell me what you know
Worried moon
You see further down the road
Worried moon
Dirty moon on the rise
Orange as fire but a bitter cold
You'll remember me, I know
'Cause I have moved to another coast
With a new love to call my own
Maybe one day you can bathe us
In your blue light
Worried moon (worried moon)
Worried moon
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