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.
Don't know why tori came by,
I could see by the look in her eye,
Tori'd been driving round the town for a while
Plying with the thought of leaving
I don't know why, tori just smiled
And mentioned something about how you were right
Must have been hard to see
Through the tears she was hiding
She said I might not be seeing him soon.
I got a few things I've been waiting to do
Hey
Tori came by,
Tori came by tonight
Hey
Tori came by,
She says to say "goodbye"
Looked outside,
At the car in the drive
And the suitcase,
On the backseat inside
Sure, it's so,
She can't look out behind at the road
She said I might not be seeing him soon.
I got a few things I've been waiting to do
Hey
Tori came by,
Tori came by tonight
Hey
Tori came by,
She says to say "goodbye"
Don't look down.
She seemed alright
You might be asking "where is tori tonight?"
Somewhere out on the highway,
I'm sure that she is fine
I could see by the look in her eye,
Tori'd been driving round the town for a while
Plying with the thought of leaving
I don't know why, tori just smiled
And mentioned something about how you were right
Must have been hard to see
Through the tears she was hiding
She said I might not be seeing him soon.
I got a few things I've been waiting to do
Hey
Tori came by,
Tori came by tonight
Hey
Tori came by,
She says to say "goodbye"
Looked outside,
At the car in the drive
And the suitcase,
On the backseat inside
Sure, it's so,
She can't look out behind at the road
She said I might not be seeing him soon.
I got a few things I've been waiting to do
Hey
Tori came by,
Tori came by tonight
Hey
Tori came by,
She says to say "goodbye"
Don't look down.
She seemed alright
You might be asking "where is tori tonight?"
Somewhere out on the highway,
I'm sure that she is fine
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