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.
Yo no siento nada
Pero presiento que a chorros se escapa
La magia de mi alma gastada
Ella en la calle tirada
Algunas sirenas lejanas
Resuenan en la noche, olvidadas
Veloz caballo de acero
Tu gasolina, mi sangre y su cuerpo
Se mezclaron en el suelo
El gris de la carretera
Dibujando su melena
Y la luz se le apagó
Woah, hey
Y su voz se le apagó
No-oh-oh
Se le apagó la luz, tembló
Y no llega la camilla
Luché buscando una salida
Para ir a escuchar su corazón
Con las manos confundidas
No me mantengo en pie, no llegó hasta
La niña de mi vida
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, ¿por qué no habla? no entiendo
Hace un momento me iba diciendo
"No corras tanto que tengo miedo"
La ambulancia volaba
Entre la vida y la muerte pensaba
Que echaba tanto de menos su casa
Amarga risa en la cama
Imagina que es una diana
Con todas esas agujas clavadas
Bromea sobre su suerte
Le hace sentirse más fuerte
Entre la vida y la muerte
Se piensa tan diferente
Y la luz se le apagó
Uh, yeah, yeh
Y su voz se le apagó
No, yeh, yeh, yeh
Se le apagó la luz, tembló
Le cerraron las cortinas
Y escuchó pasar la vida, y el
Suave latir de un corazón
La indirecta comprendida
Una torpe despedida de
La niña de su vida
Se le apagó la luz, tembló
Le cerraron las cortinas
Y escuchó pasar la vida, y el
Suave latir de un corazón
La indirecta comprendida
Una torpe despedida de
La niña de su vida
Oh-oh
Uh, eh-eh
Pero presiento que a chorros se escapa
La magia de mi alma gastada
Ella en la calle tirada
Algunas sirenas lejanas
Resuenan en la noche, olvidadas
Veloz caballo de acero
Tu gasolina, mi sangre y su cuerpo
Se mezclaron en el suelo
El gris de la carretera
Dibujando su melena
Y la luz se le apagó
Woah, hey
Y su voz se le apagó
No-oh-oh
Se le apagó la luz, tembló
Y no llega la camilla
Luché buscando una salida
Para ir a escuchar su corazón
Con las manos confundidas
No me mantengo en pie, no llegó hasta
La niña de mi vida
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, ¿por qué no habla? no entiendo
Hace un momento me iba diciendo
"No corras tanto que tengo miedo"
La ambulancia volaba
Entre la vida y la muerte pensaba
Que echaba tanto de menos su casa
Amarga risa en la cama
Imagina que es una diana
Con todas esas agujas clavadas
Bromea sobre su suerte
Le hace sentirse más fuerte
Entre la vida y la muerte
Se piensa tan diferente
Y la luz se le apagó
Uh, yeah, yeh
Y su voz se le apagó
No, yeh, yeh, yeh
Se le apagó la luz, tembló
Le cerraron las cortinas
Y escuchó pasar la vida, y el
Suave latir de un corazón
La indirecta comprendida
Una torpe despedida de
La niña de su vida
Se le apagó la luz, tembló
Le cerraron las cortinas
Y escuchó pasar la vida, y el
Suave latir de un corazón
La indirecta comprendida
Una torpe despedida de
La niña de su vida
Oh-oh
Uh, eh-eh
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