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.
Casual sex - is it irrational?
I think it's time to find out why
I'd soon as fall asleep
It's nighttime in a dream
There's a dolphin and a soldier
They're walking through the sand
Toward a morgue, in an office stairs
A hostess who has carried our friend
And wheeled him into a drawer
She pulls his file, the air is cold
Down the alley, follow her
I'm thinking...
Casual sex, the feeling
Casual sex
The soldier's life's the same as mine
He is attracted to a nun
But the feeling of sex
Is nothing possible yet
A new ex-soldier standing next to a young nun
The nun just has to face her gothic skirt over her legs
They're getting warmer toward the insides and the top
The annex has been so tight
It's not a painting, it's like
They're into robes and gloves, and goblet glasses, acrostic
The feeling of sex
Is nothing possible yet
A new ex-soldier standing next to a young nun
The sound of her voice and the handle of the rope
Are getting thinner as the wind begins to speak
The nun just strikes a pose
The soldier held her against the floor
He's walking backward 'til he's pinned against stained glass
I think it's time to find out why
I'd soon as fall asleep
It's nighttime in a dream
There's a dolphin and a soldier
They're walking through the sand
Toward a morgue, in an office stairs
A hostess who has carried our friend
And wheeled him into a drawer
She pulls his file, the air is cold
Down the alley, follow her
I'm thinking...
Casual sex, the feeling
Casual sex
The soldier's life's the same as mine
He is attracted to a nun
But the feeling of sex
Is nothing possible yet
A new ex-soldier standing next to a young nun
The nun just has to face her gothic skirt over her legs
They're getting warmer toward the insides and the top
The annex has been so tight
It's not a painting, it's like
They're into robes and gloves, and goblet glasses, acrostic
The feeling of sex
Is nothing possible yet
A new ex-soldier standing next to a young nun
The sound of her voice and the handle of the rope
Are getting thinner as the wind begins to speak
The nun just strikes a pose
The soldier held her against the floor
He's walking backward 'til he's pinned against stained glass
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Poster #1, reading these comments was annoying for the first 5 seconds, because I had to read what you wrote. This song is amazing.