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.
Well, morning came
And it dressed the sky in a lovely yellow gown
Now the shops they are all opening
In that narrow hallway of downtown
Filled with people who are shopping for
Their lovers and their friends
Saying they won't ever be lonely again
Well, the forest fenced becomes backyards
Like songs are born from sound
And the apple fell and it taught us all
We are chained here to the ground
So, I mean, here we go but there ain't no escape
No, these streets, they're just dead ends
So I won't ever be happy again
Well, it seems you, too, see a painful blue
When you stare into the sky
You could never understand
The motion of a hand waving you goodbye, bye-bye
But as the story goes or it is often told
A new day will arise
And all the dance halls will be full of the skeletons
That are coming back to life
And on a grassy hill
The lion will lay down with the lamb
And I won't ever be lonely again, no, no, no, no, no
But until that time
I think I'd better find some disbelief to suspend
'Cause I don't want to feel like this again
And it dressed the sky in a lovely yellow gown
Now the shops they are all opening
In that narrow hallway of downtown
Filled with people who are shopping for
Their lovers and their friends
Saying they won't ever be lonely again
Well, the forest fenced becomes backyards
Like songs are born from sound
And the apple fell and it taught us all
We are chained here to the ground
So, I mean, here we go but there ain't no escape
No, these streets, they're just dead ends
So I won't ever be happy again
Well, it seems you, too, see a painful blue
When you stare into the sky
You could never understand
The motion of a hand waving you goodbye, bye-bye
But as the story goes or it is often told
A new day will arise
And all the dance halls will be full of the skeletons
That are coming back to life
And on a grassy hill
The lion will lay down with the lamb
And I won't ever be lonely again, no, no, no, no, no
But until that time
I think I'd better find some disbelief to suspend
'Cause I don't want to feel like this again
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery, edited by pixelcreme
I Won't Ever Be Happy Again [Companion Version] Lyrics as written by Conor Oberst
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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"Now it seems that you too see a painful blue When you stare into the sky"
"Now it's easier to see a painful blue When you're starin' to the sky"
"The movement of a hand waving goodbye"
"The motion of a hand waving goodbye"
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