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.
In the middle of a house
In the middle of nowhere
Bodies glide
From room to room
Well, I hate these walls
They speak to me
Hey, skin like a doll
You're no friend of the family
Catch that light, yeah
It falls in subtle patterns
It crawls in and tells them
When their time is up
And when it's over
He takes her hand
And he kisses her cheek
She's a doll, oh yeah she's his spitting image
Where have you gone?
You're still a part of me
Hey, skin like a doll
You're no friend of the family
Catch that light, yeah
It falls in subtle patterns
It crawls in and tells them
When their time is up
When it's over
When it's over
When it's over
Now it's over
Now it's over
Yeah
Catch that light, yeah
It falls in subtle patterns
It crawls in and tells them
When their time is up
When it's over
Where have you gone
You're still a part of me
In the middle of nowhere
Bodies glide
From room to room
Well, I hate these walls
They speak to me
Hey, skin like a doll
You're no friend of the family
Catch that light, yeah
It falls in subtle patterns
It crawls in and tells them
When their time is up
And when it's over
He takes her hand
And he kisses her cheek
She's a doll, oh yeah she's his spitting image
Where have you gone?
You're still a part of me
Hey, skin like a doll
You're no friend of the family
Catch that light, yeah
It falls in subtle patterns
It crawls in and tells them
When their time is up
When it's over
When it's over
When it's over
Now it's over
Now it's over
Yeah
Catch that light, yeah
It falls in subtle patterns
It crawls in and tells them
When their time is up
When it's over
Where have you gone
You're still a part of me
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