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.
Tune my weaker eye
Spit white
Hold the world up all day paracetamol
She's blue in the face again
Sleep the darkness all away
And drinking kitchen paint to dye the winter
I hope we'll never see again
Deaf and dumb with the lights on
Deaf and dumb with the lights on
Married by signs
Married by signs
Personal holloway
Six month linen
It's safe to say we are alone
Suburban suicide
Watching night come amber
It's all so temporary
Deaf and dumb with the lights on
Deaf and dumb with the lights on
Deaf and dumb with the lights on
Married by signs
Married by signs
Married by signs
Move a little way forward
Move a little way now
Move a little way forward
Move a little way now
Bleed life
Breath life
Could be a better plan
Could be a better plan
Could be a better plan
Spit white
Hold the world up all day paracetamol
She's blue in the face again
Sleep the darkness all away
And drinking kitchen paint to dye the winter
I hope we'll never see again
Deaf and dumb with the lights on
Deaf and dumb with the lights on
Married by signs
Married by signs
Personal holloway
Six month linen
It's safe to say we are alone
Suburban suicide
Watching night come amber
It's all so temporary
Deaf and dumb with the lights on
Deaf and dumb with the lights on
Deaf and dumb with the lights on
Married by signs
Married by signs
Married by signs
Move a little way forward
Move a little way now
Move a little way forward
Move a little way now
Bleed life
Breath life
Could be a better plan
Could be a better plan
Could be a better plan
Lyrics submitted by Moondragon
Personal Holloway Lyrics as written by Gavin Rossdale
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