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.
I waited for you winterlong
You seemed to be where I belong
It's all illusion anyway
If things should ever turn out wrong
And all the love we have is gone
It won't be easy
On that day
Waiting to follow
Through the dream light of your way
Is not so easy for me now
After time has passed your way
Things we thought of yesterday
Come back now
Come back now
Whoahohhh
Waiting to follow
Through the dream light of your way
Is not so easy for me now
After time has passed your way
Things we thought of yesterday
Come back now
Come back now
Whoahohhh
I waited for you winterlong
You seemed to be where I belong
You seemed to be where I belong
It's all illusion anyway
If things should ever turn out wrong
And all the love we have is gone
It won't be easy
On that day
Waiting to follow
Through the dream light of your way
Is not so easy for me now
After time has passed your way
Things we thought of yesterday
Come back now
Come back now
Whoahohhh
Waiting to follow
Through the dream light of your way
Is not so easy for me now
After time has passed your way
Things we thought of yesterday
Come back now
Come back now
Whoahohhh
I waited for you winterlong
You seemed to be where I belong
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this song is bitchen. the neil diampond version was good too but i have to say i liked the pixies version better becasue of the way frank black and kim harmonized there voices while neil diamond sang it alone
It's cool how everyone is mean to one another on here and no one talks about what the song means. It pretty much renders the website useless. If you don't know what the song means, why are you writing anything? If anybody wants to know what it means I recommend checking out the Neil Young version.
Now I like this song. I suggest you dl it and you will see that it is a pretty song. Viva Pixies!
this is a neil young cover! It's fucking awesome
this is one of the best pixies song i ever heard. its good song to listen to when looking at out side thru the window in snowy day. :)
Whoa, this is a good song to listen to on a snowy day? Winterlong's Neil Young at his Neil Young-best, which is to say melancholy as hell. Great song though, and the Pixies did a good cover.
The pixies outdid Neil Young on this one. I'm sorry but when your as shit hot as the pixies are, you could outcover anybody in your sleep.
Umm, excuse me, but I don't think even Mariah Carey could screw up a song much worse than Def Leppard could, even if it weren't even her song.
hahahahahahaha thedon45 you are a complete idiot lol
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and Isaac Brock is moses or something lol
yeah isaac brock!!!!!