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 go by black people's cars
I always like the music from their radio
Better than mine
But I never get their station in
I don't think my car gets it
We live in different houses and we
Drive different cars
We live in different parts of town and
Go to different bars
We speak a different language and we
Wear different clothes
Got to different movies and we
Tie different bows
We live in different schools, and we
Get different jobs
When one of them and one of us steals
It's different things we rob
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right along beside each other
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right up next to one another
We eat different food and we
Drink different booze
Cheer for different football heroes
We hope the other ones lose
We laugh at different jokes and we
Have different names
Watch different tv shows and
Play different games
We speak a different language and we
Sleep in different beds
We like different jewelry and
Put different things on our heads
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right along beside each other
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right up next to one another
We join different clubs and we
Read different magazines
We have different DNA and
Pass along different genes
We have different hair and noses
We have different teeth
In fact everything is different
'cept under our feet
We live in a different universe
We live in a microwave
I think we're invisible now
I gotta go now, I need a shave
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right along beside each other
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right up next to one another
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right along beside each other
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right up next to one another
When I go by black people's cars
I always like the music from their radio
Better than mine
I always like the music from their radio
Better than mine
But I never get their station in
I don't think my car gets it
We live in different houses and we
Drive different cars
We live in different parts of town and
Go to different bars
We speak a different language and we
Wear different clothes
Got to different movies and we
Tie different bows
We live in different schools, and we
Get different jobs
When one of them and one of us steals
It's different things we rob
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right along beside each other
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right up next to one another
We eat different food and we
Drink different booze
Cheer for different football heroes
We hope the other ones lose
We laugh at different jokes and we
Have different names
Watch different tv shows and
Play different games
We speak a different language and we
Sleep in different beds
We like different jewelry and
Put different things on our heads
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right along beside each other
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right up next to one another
We join different clubs and we
Read different magazines
We have different DNA and
Pass along different genes
We have different hair and noses
We have different teeth
In fact everything is different
'cept under our feet
We live in a different universe
We live in a microwave
I think we're invisible now
I gotta go now, I need a shave
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right along beside each other
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right up next to one another
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right along beside each other
Hey, we live in different worlds
Right up next to one another
When I go by black people's cars
I always like the music from their radio
Better than mine
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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