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.
out here there are no shadows
out here not even the weeds grow
and i'm the king in yellow
looks like i'm the last to go
ever since you rode into town
i'm so far down i'm underground
where's my army now
there's no one left to talk me down
these days i think i'm heading for the light
and i know better than to fight
don't say i let you down
i won't say i told you so
don't ask me what i'm thinking
trust me you don't want to know
i'm singing for my sins
it's crowded living inside this skin
but i'm trying to dance again
to take these words and make them spin
maybe i have been a little rough
i know that none of this is good enough
but please don't laugh too hard
if i tell you i did this for love
and these days feels like
i'm losing my touch
but maybe i'm just thinking too much
don't say i let you down
i won't say i told you so don't ask me what
i'm thinking trust me you don't want to know
and i don't care if i have been misunderstood
i just tried to stand up straight and say my lines as clearly as i could
still i'm praying hard for tomorrow
even now they're building the gallows
paying out the rope and selling tickets for the show
these days feels like gravity finally found me
and i am happy to be falling
don't say i let you down
i won't say i told you so don't ask me what
i'm thinking trust me you don't want to know
out here not even the weeds grow
and i'm the king in yellow
looks like i'm the last to go
ever since you rode into town
i'm so far down i'm underground
where's my army now
there's no one left to talk me down
these days i think i'm heading for the light
and i know better than to fight
don't say i let you down
i won't say i told you so
don't ask me what i'm thinking
trust me you don't want to know
i'm singing for my sins
it's crowded living inside this skin
but i'm trying to dance again
to take these words and make them spin
maybe i have been a little rough
i know that none of this is good enough
but please don't laugh too hard
if i tell you i did this for love
and these days feels like
i'm losing my touch
but maybe i'm just thinking too much
don't say i let you down
i won't say i told you so don't ask me what
i'm thinking trust me you don't want to know
and i don't care if i have been misunderstood
i just tried to stand up straight and say my lines as clearly as i could
still i'm praying hard for tomorrow
even now they're building the gallows
paying out the rope and selling tickets for the show
these days feels like gravity finally found me
and i am happy to be falling
don't say i let you down
i won't say i told you so don't ask me what
i'm thinking trust me you don't want to know
Lyrics submitted by kevinquain
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