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.
Your shades on my dashboard, shoes on my floorboard
Lived in that old Chevrolet
We were two Roman candles, too hot to handle
Two hearts that couldn't be tamed
Yeah, we knew what was comin'
And laughed it off like it was nothin'
Oh, but time kept on runnin' and runnin' away
Yeah, what can I say
We had our hopes up and the windows down
Fallin' fast in a one-lane town
Tangled up with your lips on mine
Never seen a brighter green in those eyes and
I put my jacket on your shoulder
Wishin' the weather wasn't gettin' colder
Letting you go, holdin' onto each other
Closin' our eyes, sayin', "Slow down, summer"
(Slow down, summer, summer, summer, summer)
I was beggin' those leaves, "Don't go changin' on me"
Friday night lights, stay away
But the fourth of July was just smoke in the sky
And our sunburns were startin' to fade
Yeah, we knew what was comin'
And laughed it off like it was nothin'
Oh, but time kept on runnin' and runnin' away
Yeah, those were the days
We had our hopes up and the windows down
Fallin' fast in a one-lane town
Tangled up with your lips on mine
Never seen a brighter green in those eyes and
I put my jacket on your shoulder
Wishin' the weather wasn't gettin' colder
Letting you go, holdin' onto each other
Closin' our eyes, sayin', "Slow down, summer"
(Slow down, summer, summer, summer)
Why couldn't you slow down, summer?
Just wait a minute, we weren't finished
Can we just hold onto each other?
Take me back to the beginnin'
Oh
Slow down, summer (summer, summer, summer, summer)
Slow down, summer (summer)
Yeah, those were the days
We had our hopes up and the windows down
Fallin' fast in a one-lane town
Tangled up with your lips on mine
Never seen a brighter green in those eyes and
I put my jacket on your shoulder
Wishin' the weather wasn't gettin' colder
Letting you go, holdin' onto each other
Closin' our eyes, sayin', "Slow down, summer"
Oh (slow down, summer, summer, summer)
Slow down, summer, yeah
Why couldn't you slow down, summer?
Why couldn't you slow down?
Slow down
Why couldn't you slow down, summer?
Lived in that old Chevrolet
We were two Roman candles, too hot to handle
Two hearts that couldn't be tamed
Yeah, we knew what was comin'
And laughed it off like it was nothin'
Oh, but time kept on runnin' and runnin' away
Yeah, what can I say
We had our hopes up and the windows down
Fallin' fast in a one-lane town
Tangled up with your lips on mine
Never seen a brighter green in those eyes and
I put my jacket on your shoulder
Wishin' the weather wasn't gettin' colder
Letting you go, holdin' onto each other
Closin' our eyes, sayin', "Slow down, summer"
(Slow down, summer, summer, summer, summer)
I was beggin' those leaves, "Don't go changin' on me"
Friday night lights, stay away
But the fourth of July was just smoke in the sky
And our sunburns were startin' to fade
Yeah, we knew what was comin'
And laughed it off like it was nothin'
Oh, but time kept on runnin' and runnin' away
Yeah, those were the days
We had our hopes up and the windows down
Fallin' fast in a one-lane town
Tangled up with your lips on mine
Never seen a brighter green in those eyes and
I put my jacket on your shoulder
Wishin' the weather wasn't gettin' colder
Letting you go, holdin' onto each other
Closin' our eyes, sayin', "Slow down, summer"
(Slow down, summer, summer, summer)
Why couldn't you slow down, summer?
Just wait a minute, we weren't finished
Can we just hold onto each other?
Take me back to the beginnin'
Oh
Slow down, summer (summer, summer, summer, summer)
Slow down, summer (summer)
Yeah, those were the days
We had our hopes up and the windows down
Fallin' fast in a one-lane town
Tangled up with your lips on mine
Never seen a brighter green in those eyes and
I put my jacket on your shoulder
Wishin' the weather wasn't gettin' colder
Letting you go, holdin' onto each other
Closin' our eyes, sayin', "Slow down, summer"
Oh (slow down, summer, summer, summer)
Slow down, summer, yeah
Why couldn't you slow down, summer?
Why couldn't you slow down?
Slow down
Why couldn't you slow down, summer?
Lyrics submitted by thomas1057
Slow Down Summer Lyrics as written by Jesse Vernon Frasure Ashley Glenn Gorley
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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