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.
This is the way I see it:
You're only here for a shot time.
The will of windshields will win your way,
despite disconnections and digits and dimes.
Not much going on?
Well, so be it.
Just pull songs from last years favorite bars.
Do they get played on Avenue A,
or with adolescent tears that stain parent's new cars?
Profane fames and phantom paints
disappear with rains down city drains,
but like Indian summers that hold on to their suns,
only the best days remain.
One month short of a brand new spring,
just close your eyes and let gravity do it's thing.
"Those were the days," you teased,
but none will stand up to these.
You're only here for a shot time.
The will of windshields will win your way,
despite disconnections and digits and dimes.
Not much going on?
Well, so be it.
Just pull songs from last years favorite bars.
Do they get played on Avenue A,
or with adolescent tears that stain parent's new cars?
Profane fames and phantom paints
disappear with rains down city drains,
but like Indian summers that hold on to their suns,
only the best days remain.
One month short of a brand new spring,
just close your eyes and let gravity do it's thing.
"Those were the days," you teased,
but none will stand up to these.
Lyrics submitted by BlackEyedAngels
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