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.
She was a wanderer
She'd love you as she'd walk away
Beautiful racer, always
Never mind what you say
She was a free one
Had her head in the clouds
I put all of my wonder
I put it out
There's a death on the dance floor
Again my love
There's a light gone out around the world
There's a death on the dance floor
Again my love
She was a wild one
A bright life lit in neon
Everybody that loves you
I wish you could hang on
And she can fix you
Bring you to your knees
There's beauty in danger
There's beauty as far as you can see
There's a death on the dance floor
Again my love
There's a light gone out around the world
There's a death on the dance floor
Again my love
There's a light gone out
There's a light gone out
I sing the beat of your heart (your heartbeat, your heartbeat, your heart)
I sing the beat of your heart (your heartbeat, your heartbeat, your heart)
There's a death on the dance floor (your heartbeat, your heartbeat, your heart)
There's a death on the dance floor (your heartbeat, your heartbeat, your heart)
She'd love you as she'd walk away
Beautiful racer, always
Never mind what you say
She was a free one
Had her head in the clouds
I put all of my wonder
I put it out
There's a death on the dance floor
Again my love
There's a light gone out around the world
There's a death on the dance floor
Again my love
She was a wild one
A bright life lit in neon
Everybody that loves you
I wish you could hang on
And she can fix you
Bring you to your knees
There's beauty in danger
There's beauty as far as you can see
There's a death on the dance floor
Again my love
There's a light gone out around the world
There's a death on the dance floor
Again my love
There's a light gone out
There's a light gone out
I sing the beat of your heart (your heartbeat, your heartbeat, your heart)
I sing the beat of your heart (your heartbeat, your heartbeat, your heart)
There's a death on the dance floor (your heartbeat, your heartbeat, your heart)
There's a death on the dance floor (your heartbeat, your heartbeat, your heart)
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