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.
Bludgen me with anything worth saying one thousand times/
Bury me in genius I'll welcome the suffocating lines/
Just how much breath can one person waste/
My ears your mouth I'm hearing your sickening taste/
Paint me a movie/
Sing me a book/
Make it non-fiction with the friction and dirty looks/
I cut out my tounge I have bled the wrong words/
We scream into filters just asking to be heard/
Paint me a movie/
Sing me a book/
Make it non-fiction with friction and dirty looks/
All I can give is what you take/
Bury me in genius I'll welcome the suffocating lines/
Just how much breath can one person waste/
My ears your mouth I'm hearing your sickening taste/
Paint me a movie/
Sing me a book/
Make it non-fiction with the friction and dirty looks/
I cut out my tounge I have bled the wrong words/
We scream into filters just asking to be heard/
Paint me a movie/
Sing me a book/
Make it non-fiction with friction and dirty looks/
All I can give is what you take/
Lyrics submitted by aafafi
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