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.
Here's Room 546
It's enough to make you sick
Bridget's all wrapped up in foil
You wonder if she'd get uncoiled
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Here's Room 115
Filled with the S&M queens
Magic marker row
You wonder just how high they go
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Here's Pope dear Ondine
Rona's treated him so mean
She wants another scene
She wants to be a human being
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Pepper, she's having fun
She thinks she's some man's son
Her perfect loves don't last
Her future died in someone's past
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Dear Ingrid's found her lick
She's turned another trick
Her treats and times revolve
She's got problems to be solved
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Dropout, she's in a fix
Amphetamine has made her sick
White powder in the air
She's got no bones and can't be scared
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Here comes Johnny Bore
He collapsed on the floor
They shot him up with milk
And when he died, sold him for silk
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
It's enough to make you sick
Bridget's all wrapped up in foil
You wonder if she'd get uncoiled
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Here's Room 115
Filled with the S&M queens
Magic marker row
You wonder just how high they go
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Here's Pope dear Ondine
Rona's treated him so mean
She wants another scene
She wants to be a human being
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Pepper, she's having fun
She thinks she's some man's son
Her perfect loves don't last
Her future died in someone's past
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Dear Ingrid's found her lick
She's turned another trick
Her treats and times revolve
She's got problems to be solved
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Dropout, she's in a fix
Amphetamine has made her sick
White powder in the air
She's got no bones and can't be scared
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Here comes Johnny Bore
He collapsed on the floor
They shot him up with milk
And when he died, sold him for silk
Here they come now, see them run now
Here they come now, Chelsea girls
Lyrics submitted by PLANES
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