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.
There's your letter
There's you on my floor
There's you in the corner
There's me, wondering what this is for
Have you finally met her?
Is it to say you wish for me only the best?
I hope you never get her
I hope it's saying how you know now there's nothing left
I read your letter
I read it five times now
But I still don't get it
All this shit about memories
And you and me
And the way it used to be
And how you half-regret it
And how it feels so good to get it off your chest
I wish I never read it
Makes me wish I was the one who left
Oh, I need a letter
Oh, I need a letter
I need a letter
But not that kind
I don't need a letter to help me remember
What is not (what was never) mine
Oh, I need a letter
Oh, I need a letter
I need a letter
But not that kind
Still got your letter
It's sweating in my hand
With a note that says, "Come get her . . .
She was never in love again
She's waiting in line again"
Oh, I need a letter
Oh, I need a letter
I need a letter
But not that kind
You need a letter to help you forget her
Cleanse your conscience, let you be blind
Oh, you need a letter
Oh, you need a letter
You need a letter
But not that kind
Oh, you need a letter
Oh, you need a letter
You need a letter
But not that kind
Oh, you need a letter
Oh, you need a letter
You need a letter
But not that kind
Oh, I need a letter
Oh, I need a letter
I need a letter
But not that kind, well
And oh, I need a letter
Oh, I need a letter
I need a letter
But not that kind, well
I hope you never get it
There's you on my floor
There's you in the corner
There's me, wondering what this is for
Have you finally met her?
Is it to say you wish for me only the best?
I hope you never get her
I hope it's saying how you know now there's nothing left
I read your letter
I read it five times now
But I still don't get it
All this shit about memories
And you and me
And the way it used to be
And how you half-regret it
And how it feels so good to get it off your chest
I wish I never read it
Makes me wish I was the one who left
Oh, I need a letter
Oh, I need a letter
I need a letter
But not that kind
I don't need a letter to help me remember
What is not (what was never) mine
Oh, I need a letter
Oh, I need a letter
I need a letter
But not that kind
Still got your letter
It's sweating in my hand
With a note that says, "Come get her . . .
She was never in love again
She's waiting in line again"
Oh, I need a letter
Oh, I need a letter
I need a letter
But not that kind
You need a letter to help you forget her
Cleanse your conscience, let you be blind
Oh, you need a letter
Oh, you need a letter
You need a letter
But not that kind
Oh, you need a letter
Oh, you need a letter
You need a letter
But not that kind
Oh, you need a letter
Oh, you need a letter
You need a letter
But not that kind
Oh, I need a letter
Oh, I need a letter
I need a letter
But not that kind, well
And oh, I need a letter
Oh, I need a letter
I need a letter
But not that kind, well
I hope you never get it
Lyrics submitted by dragonflower44
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