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.
When I see you lay down
Under pink lacquered skies
Baby I'll give you something
I'll shut your eyes to this mess
When I love you, baby
I mean it more than just the whole world
And when I take a picture that's instant
It gets lost tonight, oh baby it burns
I said I remember it so I saw your eyes
Go through the tunnel and I remember
Australian sun I was eight years old
You were Marilyn Monroe oh
Gotta take it oh, yeah, take it on
Playing backyard blues, blacktart in their jaw
I can nail, I'll nail this on
Oh, she ate the whole world, break down
Oh, I've tasted, I tasted too, too many nights
Lost in space I remember kneeling down
My knees caught in the ground
When I love you, baby
I mean it more than just the whole world
And when I saw gypsy rose, gypsy rose she rose to me
I remember a rolling stone
Rolling on down through the bones
Oh, ya gotta save you gotta save your soul well
She hates the whole world
And when I love you, baby
I mean it more than just the whole world
And when I saw gypsy rose, gypsy rose, she rose to me, baby
I love you, baby
I mean it more than just the whole world and when
I know your sin, I know your sin, I know your wings
Under pink lacquered skies
Baby I'll give you something
I'll shut your eyes to this mess
When I love you, baby
I mean it more than just the whole world
And when I take a picture that's instant
It gets lost tonight, oh baby it burns
I said I remember it so I saw your eyes
Go through the tunnel and I remember
Australian sun I was eight years old
You were Marilyn Monroe oh
Gotta take it oh, yeah, take it on
Playing backyard blues, blacktart in their jaw
I can nail, I'll nail this on
Oh, she ate the whole world, break down
Oh, I've tasted, I tasted too, too many nights
Lost in space I remember kneeling down
My knees caught in the ground
When I love you, baby
I mean it more than just the whole world
And when I saw gypsy rose, gypsy rose she rose to me
I remember a rolling stone
Rolling on down through the bones
Oh, ya gotta save you gotta save your soul well
She hates the whole world
And when I love you, baby
I mean it more than just the whole world
And when I saw gypsy rose, gypsy rose, she rose to me, baby
I love you, baby
I mean it more than just the whole world and when
I know your sin, I know your sin, I know your wings
Lyrics submitted by rudiecantwail
Gypsy Rose Lee Lyrics as written by Mat Young Rosalyn Mazzola
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
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I thought the song was about Gypsy Rose Lee...
"I was eight years old You were Marilyn Monroe... "