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.
Halloween in New York
On the way home from London
Eight weeks on tonight still
But all the other winter's I spent
She lived in a house
Where Mission Street bends
She slept in a room
Where I didn't feel welcome
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Way back, back then
I considered you my best friend
But the last time I saw you
I knew I'd never see you again
You lived in a place
Off the Chamblee-Dunwoody way
I took up his space
When they took your father away
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
On the way home from London
Eight weeks on tonight still
But all the other winter's I spent
She lived in a house
Where Mission Street bends
She slept in a room
Where I didn't feel welcome
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Way back, back then
I considered you my best friend
But the last time I saw you
I knew I'd never see you again
You lived in a place
Off the Chamblee-Dunwoody way
I took up his space
When they took your father away
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
Leaves are turning brown
All over the ground
Leaves make like paper
Make like paper sounds
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