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.
If I may be so bold that I just say something
Come and make me my day
The clouds around your soul
Don't gather there for nothing
But I can chase them all away
Why d'you need a reason for to feel happy?
Or shining for the rest of the world
Give me just a smile and would you make it snappy
Get your shit together girl
You've got a feeling lost inside
It just won't let you go
Your life is sneaking up behind
It just won't let you go
No, it just won't let you go
Is what I'm trying to say
Is would you maybe
Come dancin' with me?
'Cause to me it doesn't matter
If your hopes and dreams are shattered
When you say something
You make me believe
In a girl who wears a dirty shirt
She knows exactly what she's worth
She knows exactly what she's worth to me
But I can see, I can see
If you ever find yourself inside a bubble
You gotta make your own way home
You can call me anytime you're seein' double
Now you know you're not alone
You've got a feeling lost inside
It just won't let you go (No, it just won't let you go)
Your life is sneaking up behind
It just won't let you go (No, it just won't let you go)
No, it just won't let you go (No, it just won't let you)
Is what I'm trying to say
Is would you maybe
Come dancin' with me?
'Cause to me it doesn't matter
If your hopes and dreams are shattered
When you say something
You make me believe
In a girl who wears a dirty shirt
She knows exactly what she's worth
Maybe she'll come dancin' with me
'Cause to me it doesn't matter
If her hopes and dreams are shattered
When she says something
She'll make me believe
In a girl who wears a dirty shirt
She knows exactly what she's worth to me
She knows exactly what she's worth to me
She knows exactly what she's worth to me
She knows exactly what she's worth to me
She knows exactly what she's worth to me
And now I see
And now I see
And now I see (knows exactly what she's worth to me)
And now I see
And now I see
And now I see
And now I see (knows exactly what she's worth to me)
And now I see
And now I see
And now I see
Come and make me my day
The clouds around your soul
Don't gather there for nothing
But I can chase them all away
Why d'you need a reason for to feel happy?
Or shining for the rest of the world
Give me just a smile and would you make it snappy
Get your shit together girl
You've got a feeling lost inside
It just won't let you go
Your life is sneaking up behind
It just won't let you go
No, it just won't let you go
Is what I'm trying to say
Is would you maybe
Come dancin' with me?
'Cause to me it doesn't matter
If your hopes and dreams are shattered
When you say something
You make me believe
In a girl who wears a dirty shirt
She knows exactly what she's worth
She knows exactly what she's worth to me
But I can see, I can see
If you ever find yourself inside a bubble
You gotta make your own way home
You can call me anytime you're seein' double
Now you know you're not alone
You've got a feeling lost inside
It just won't let you go (No, it just won't let you go)
Your life is sneaking up behind
It just won't let you go (No, it just won't let you go)
No, it just won't let you go (No, it just won't let you)
Is what I'm trying to say
Is would you maybe
Come dancin' with me?
'Cause to me it doesn't matter
If your hopes and dreams are shattered
When you say something
You make me believe
In a girl who wears a dirty shirt
She knows exactly what she's worth
Maybe she'll come dancin' with me
'Cause to me it doesn't matter
If her hopes and dreams are shattered
When she says something
She'll make me believe
In a girl who wears a dirty shirt
She knows exactly what she's worth to me
She knows exactly what she's worth to me
She knows exactly what she's worth to me
She knows exactly what she's worth to me
She knows exactly what she's worth to me
And now I see
And now I see
And now I see (knows exactly what she's worth to me)
And now I see
And now I see
And now I see
And now I see (knows exactly what she's worth to me)
And now I see
And now I see
And now I see
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