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.
Sometimes I wish that I could be
The person that you are
Just for a minute, only enough
That I can break your heart
Can you even comprehend
Or did you even understand
A single word that I've said?
I wonder why you do the things
That, boy, you do to me
I can't imagine why
You treated me so horribly
Are you listening to me
Are you trying to ignore me
Do I stutter when I speak?
What ya gonna go, baby
What ya gonna say
I'm cutting you loose
'Cause I got no time for you
As a matter a fact, I won't look back
I don't want you, I don't need you
So let me tell you where its at
I'm through with you
Did ya understand that?
CHORUS:
I don't want you
I don't need you
So let me tell you where its at
I'm through with you
Can ya understand that
I don't want you
I don't love you
So hit the road Jack
'Cause I'm through with you
Did ya understand that
Ohh... sometimes I wish
That you could be the person that I am
So you can get inside exactly
Where(?) I'm feel it
Baby, then you'd understand
How to treat a lady
And to be a real man
You can't imagine what I think of
When I think of you
I see a sucka, not the person
That I thought I knew
Will you ever comprehend, no
Baby, you can keep it going
But I can't pretend
CHORUS
(I used to be the) I used to be
(Only girl that you lived for)
That you lived for
You didn't need nothing more
Jaded and so confused
When I'm around you
(When I'm around you)
What has this got to do
CHORUS 2X
The person that you are
Just for a minute, only enough
That I can break your heart
Can you even comprehend
Or did you even understand
A single word that I've said?
I wonder why you do the things
That, boy, you do to me
I can't imagine why
You treated me so horribly
Are you listening to me
Are you trying to ignore me
Do I stutter when I speak?
What ya gonna go, baby
What ya gonna say
I'm cutting you loose
'Cause I got no time for you
As a matter a fact, I won't look back
I don't want you, I don't need you
So let me tell you where its at
I'm through with you
Did ya understand that?
CHORUS:
I don't want you
I don't need you
So let me tell you where its at
I'm through with you
Can ya understand that
I don't want you
I don't love you
So hit the road Jack
'Cause I'm through with you
Did ya understand that
Ohh... sometimes I wish
That you could be the person that I am
So you can get inside exactly
Where(?) I'm feel it
Baby, then you'd understand
How to treat a lady
And to be a real man
You can't imagine what I think of
When I think of you
I see a sucka, not the person
That I thought I knew
Will you ever comprehend, no
Baby, you can keep it going
But I can't pretend
CHORUS
(I used to be the) I used to be
(Only girl that you lived for)
That you lived for
You didn't need nothing more
Jaded and so confused
When I'm around you
(When I'm around you)
What has this got to do
CHORUS 2X
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