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 you walked in, I said with a grin
That we were just talking about you
We all had to lie because you would cry
If you knew we were laughing at you
In the momentary lull before the band begins to play
There's an overwhelming stench of alibi
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humor of the situation
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humor of the situation
I said on the phone, "Don't wait 'til I'm home"
But I'm sure I could hear you crying
I said where I was, but you doubt it because
It's the caller I.D. you're buying
In the hour that it took for me to drive up to the door
You'd arranged all my belongings on the lawn
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humor of the situation
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humor of the situation
Have you heard the one about the boy
Who moved into the hen-house to sleep?
He woke up with egg on his face
When he found out all the hens had crossed the street
Come on now, now (now)
Come on now, now (now)
Enjoy the humor of the situation
Come on now, now (now)
Come on now, now (now)
Enjoy the humor of the situation
As I walked out, I thought about all I had left behind me
I felt a chill because I was still
Wearing the emperor's new clothes
My mind was racing with each chance that I had missed
While your next door neighbor soaked me with the hose
I've never felt so small, I've never been so dissed
As I shiver, dripping, while the chorus goes
Come on now, now (now)
Come on now, now (now)
Enjoy the humor of the situation
Come on now, now (now)
Come on now, now (now)
Enjoy the humor of the situation
Come on now, now (now)
Come on now, now (now)
Enjoy the humor of the situation
That we were just talking about you
We all had to lie because you would cry
If you knew we were laughing at you
In the momentary lull before the band begins to play
There's an overwhelming stench of alibi
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humor of the situation
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humor of the situation
I said on the phone, "Don't wait 'til I'm home"
But I'm sure I could hear you crying
I said where I was, but you doubt it because
It's the caller I.D. you're buying
In the hour that it took for me to drive up to the door
You'd arranged all my belongings on the lawn
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humor of the situation
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humor of the situation
Have you heard the one about the boy
Who moved into the hen-house to sleep?
He woke up with egg on his face
When he found out all the hens had crossed the street
Come on now, now (now)
Come on now, now (now)
Enjoy the humor of the situation
Come on now, now (now)
Come on now, now (now)
Enjoy the humor of the situation
As I walked out, I thought about all I had left behind me
I felt a chill because I was still
Wearing the emperor's new clothes
My mind was racing with each chance that I had missed
While your next door neighbor soaked me with the hose
I've never felt so small, I've never been so dissed
As I shiver, dripping, while the chorus goes
Come on now, now (now)
Come on now, now (now)
Enjoy the humor of the situation
Come on now, now (now)
Come on now, now (now)
Enjoy the humor of the situation
Come on now, now (now)
Come on now, now (now)
Enjoy the humor of the situation
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Have you heard the one about the boy Who moved in to the henhouse to sleep? [This is him; he went over her place for sex, I would guess] He woke up with egg on his face When he found out all the hens had crossed the street [He woke up, surprised to find that she'd left.]
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