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.
You had you dreams
And I had mine
Eyes wide open and we dreamed together
I never know how we keep
Our shit together
Wondering
Is this love or illusion
We're just getting better
When the two become one
On a quantum level
It's nuclear
We're two here
There's nowhere left to run
Why run? Why would you run?
It's nuclear
We're two here
We both heat up
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
You had your half
And I had mine
But now there's no such thing
As you and me
I was so used to feeling incomplete
Wondering
Is this Love or illusion
We're just getting better
When the two become one
On a quantum level
It's nuclear
We're two here
There's nowhere left to run
Why run? Why would you run?
It's nuclear
We're two here
We both heat up
Goin' all the way
Anytime the climates change between us
We share a bond they can't restrict
That can't be touched
So amazing super power
Take over
Never lose the energy
It's nuclear
We're two here
There's nowhere left to run
Why run? Why would you run?
It's nuclear
We're two here
We both heat up
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
And I had mine
Eyes wide open and we dreamed together
I never know how we keep
Our shit together
Wondering
Is this love or illusion
We're just getting better
When the two become one
On a quantum level
It's nuclear
We're two here
There's nowhere left to run
Why run? Why would you run?
It's nuclear
We're two here
We both heat up
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
You had your half
And I had mine
But now there's no such thing
As you and me
I was so used to feeling incomplete
Wondering
Is this Love or illusion
We're just getting better
When the two become one
On a quantum level
It's nuclear
We're two here
There's nowhere left to run
Why run? Why would you run?
It's nuclear
We're two here
We both heat up
Goin' all the way
Anytime the climates change between us
We share a bond they can't restrict
That can't be touched
So amazing super power
Take over
Never lose the energy
It's nuclear
We're two here
There's nowhere left to run
Why run? Why would you run?
It's nuclear
We're two here
We both heat up
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Goin' all the way (eh eh)
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Nuclear Lyrics as written by Michelle Williams Pharrell Williams
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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