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.
Baby, baby, what you do, what you do
Please me, what you do, what you do
Baby, what you do, what you do
Please me, what you do, what you do
Baby, what you do, what you do
Please me, what you do, what you do
Baby, what you do, what you do
When you feel me on the back of my bones
Now won't you tell me I'll leave you alone
Why don't you tell me, now don't you tell me
I wear the crown just like no one
To be united, why you touch
Oh how you heal me, oh how you heal me
I want you to touch me (tell me what you gonna do)
Touch me (tell me what you gonna do), touch me (tell me what you wanna do)
I want you to touch me (tell me what you gonna do)
Touch me (tell me what you gonna do), touch me (tell me what you wanna do)
Since you want it, baby (since you want it, baby)
What you gonna do, how you gonna please me
What you gonna do (what you gonna do)
I doesn't want, I want you to sit here
Since you want it, baby
I'm starving here for you, what you gonna feed me
What you wanna do, I want you, I want you
When you feel me at the back of my bones
Now won't you tell me I'll leave you alone
Why don't you tell me, now don't you tell me
I wear the crown just like no one
To be united, why you touch
Oh how you heal me, oh how you heal me
I want you to touch me (tell me what you gonna do)
Touch me (tell me what you gonna do), touch me (tell me what you wanna do)
I want you to touch me (tell me what you gonna do)
Touch me (tell me what you gonna do), touch me (tell me what you wanna do)
I want you to touch me (tell me what you gonna do)
I want you to touch me
I want you to touch me
I want you to touch me
I want you, I want you
Touch me, touch me
I want you to touch me
Touch me
Please me, what you do, what you do
Baby, what you do, what you do
Please me, what you do, what you do
Baby, what you do, what you do
Please me, what you do, what you do
Baby, what you do, what you do
When you feel me on the back of my bones
Now won't you tell me I'll leave you alone
Why don't you tell me, now don't you tell me
I wear the crown just like no one
To be united, why you touch
Oh how you heal me, oh how you heal me
I want you to touch me (tell me what you gonna do)
Touch me (tell me what you gonna do), touch me (tell me what you wanna do)
I want you to touch me (tell me what you gonna do)
Touch me (tell me what you gonna do), touch me (tell me what you wanna do)
Since you want it, baby (since you want it, baby)
What you gonna do, how you gonna please me
What you gonna do (what you gonna do)
I doesn't want, I want you to sit here
Since you want it, baby
I'm starving here for you, what you gonna feed me
What you wanna do, I want you, I want you
When you feel me at the back of my bones
Now won't you tell me I'll leave you alone
Why don't you tell me, now don't you tell me
I wear the crown just like no one
To be united, why you touch
Oh how you heal me, oh how you heal me
I want you to touch me (tell me what you gonna do)
Touch me (tell me what you gonna do), touch me (tell me what you wanna do)
I want you to touch me (tell me what you gonna do)
Touch me (tell me what you gonna do), touch me (tell me what you wanna do)
I want you to touch me (tell me what you gonna do)
I want you to touch me
I want you to touch me
I want you to touch me
I want you, I want you
Touch me, touch me
I want you to touch me
Touch me
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Touch Me Lyrics as written by Ash Pournouri Adriano Buffone
Lyrics © Global Talent Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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