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.
I’m a good girl
Sitting waiting
Limelight blistered shoulders facing
Playing pig pen
Can’t undo them
Midnight clip clop I’m escaping
Making quick sand
With your quick hands
Fall out the broken window
Slow glow
Asteroids burning mayhem
Snow globe
Bottled up my happy ending
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
What can I do to fix it
Scratch this itch this addiction
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
What can I do to fix it
Scratch this itch this addiction
Give a quick twirl
On the rip curl
Ride along passed sober boulders
Heat lightning
Thoughts fighting
Try to catch the falling fever
Bridge the gap and
Give a hot damn
Wading in troubled waters
Solo
Thousand miles the wrong direction
Snow globe
Bottled up my happy ending
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
What can I do to fix it
Scratch this itch this addiction
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
What can I do to fix it
Scratch this itch this addiction
Tongue tied up
Fly oh try can’t keep thieves waiting
My eyes are
Burning bleary fire making
Message bottles
Lost in tide pools
Hear those sirens calling
For you
Slow glow
Asteroids burning mayhem
Snow globe
Bottled up my happy ending
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
What can I do to fix it
Scratch this itch this addiction
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
What can I do to fix it
Scratch this itch this addiction
(Tell me now)
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
(Tell me now)
What can I do to fix it
(Fix it)
Scratch this itch this addiction
(This addiction)
You’ve gotta tell me
(Tell me now)
You’ve gotta tell me now
(Tell me now)
What can I do to fix it
(Fix it)
Scratch this itch this addiction
(This addiction)
Tongue tied up
Fly oh try can’t keep thieves waiting
My eyes are
Burning bleary fire making for you
Sitting waiting
Limelight blistered shoulders facing
Playing pig pen
Can’t undo them
Midnight clip clop I’m escaping
Making quick sand
With your quick hands
Fall out the broken window
Slow glow
Asteroids burning mayhem
Snow globe
Bottled up my happy ending
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
What can I do to fix it
Scratch this itch this addiction
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
What can I do to fix it
Scratch this itch this addiction
Give a quick twirl
On the rip curl
Ride along passed sober boulders
Heat lightning
Thoughts fighting
Try to catch the falling fever
Bridge the gap and
Give a hot damn
Wading in troubled waters
Solo
Thousand miles the wrong direction
Snow globe
Bottled up my happy ending
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
What can I do to fix it
Scratch this itch this addiction
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
What can I do to fix it
Scratch this itch this addiction
Tongue tied up
Fly oh try can’t keep thieves waiting
My eyes are
Burning bleary fire making
Message bottles
Lost in tide pools
Hear those sirens calling
For you
Slow glow
Asteroids burning mayhem
Snow globe
Bottled up my happy ending
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
What can I do to fix it
Scratch this itch this addiction
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
What can I do to fix it
Scratch this itch this addiction
(Tell me now)
You’ve gotta tell me
You’ve gotta tell me now
(Tell me now)
What can I do to fix it
(Fix it)
Scratch this itch this addiction
(This addiction)
You’ve gotta tell me
(Tell me now)
You’ve gotta tell me now
(Tell me now)
What can I do to fix it
(Fix it)
Scratch this itch this addiction
(This addiction)
Tongue tied up
Fly oh try can’t keep thieves waiting
My eyes are
Burning bleary fire making for you
Lyrics submitted by ughjonnjonzz
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Standing On The Edge Of Summer
Thursday
Thursday
I Can't Go To Sleep
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
When We Were Young
Blink-182
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.