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.
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
I can't control ya
Even though I want to
And you know it's torture
'Cause you brought someone new
And I can't ignore ya
Even though I'm trying to
I might need a doctor
So nervous next to you
Hell and hello
Yeah, those two words are, oh, so close
Oh baby, can you tell that I feel pain
I can't let go
I won't let you be someone's somebody
Can't see you with no one else
No, nobody, hmm-hmm
Someone's somebody
Should tell you that you can't leave this party with her
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
And I got some feelings
While you're holding hands right now
Now that I was healing
'Til you both came around
Don't you call her baby
Boy, you better watch your mouth
'Cause it's too soon, way too soon to say it
Hell and hello
Yeah, those two words are, oh, so close
Oh baby, can you tell that I feel pain
I can't let go
I won't let you be someone's somebody
Can't see you with no one else
No, nobody, hmm-hmm
Someone's somebody
Should tell you that you can't leave this party with her
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
I bet you don't know how it feels to be me right now
And I bet you don't know what it's like to be talked about
Here, try and get some closure, have composure and be poised
But it's hard to watch you leave and I can't let you be
Someone's somebody
Can't see you with no one else
No, nobody but me
Someone's somebody
Should tell you that you can't leave this party with her
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, ah
Oh, no, no, no, not today
Oh, no, hmm-hmm
Oh, hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
I can't control ya
Even though I want to
And you know it's torture
'Cause you brought someone new
And I can't ignore ya
Even though I'm trying to
I might need a doctor
So nervous next to you
Hell and hello
Yeah, those two words are, oh, so close
Oh baby, can you tell that I feel pain
I can't let go
I won't let you be someone's somebody
Can't see you with no one else
No, nobody, hmm-hmm
Someone's somebody
Should tell you that you can't leave this party with her
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
And I got some feelings
While you're holding hands right now
Now that I was healing
'Til you both came around
Don't you call her baby
Boy, you better watch your mouth
'Cause it's too soon, way too soon to say it
Hell and hello
Yeah, those two words are, oh, so close
Oh baby, can you tell that I feel pain
I can't let go
I won't let you be someone's somebody
Can't see you with no one else
No, nobody, hmm-hmm
Someone's somebody
Should tell you that you can't leave this party with her
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
I bet you don't know how it feels to be me right now
And I bet you don't know what it's like to be talked about
Here, try and get some closure, have composure and be poised
But it's hard to watch you leave and I can't let you be
Someone's somebody
Can't see you with no one else
No, nobody but me
Someone's somebody
Should tell you that you can't leave this party with her
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, ah
Oh, no, no, no, not today
Oh, no, hmm-hmm
Oh, hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Lyrics submitted by Abbie96
Someone's Somebody Lyrics as written by Gerard David O'connell Adam Oliver Eugene Midgley
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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