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.
Lead me on girl if you want
Take my heart and my love
Take of me all that you want
And if there's a thing that you need
I give you the breath that I breathe
And if ever you yearn for the love in me
Whenever, wherever, whatever baby
Whenever, wherever, whatever
Ba, ba, baby
Wish I knew if I could
Be the one that you would
Love forever and a day baby
Oh yeah, and if there's a thing that you need
For you and your blood I will bleed
And if ever you yearn for the love in me
Whenever, wherever, whatever baby
Whenever, wherever, whatever
Ba, ba, baby
Ba, ba, baby
Ba, ba, baby
And if there's a thing that you need
I give you the breath
And if ever you yearn for the love in me
Whenever, wherever, whatever baby
Whenever, wherever, whatever
Take my heart and my love
Take of me all that you want
And if there's a thing that you need
I give you the breath that I breathe
And if ever you yearn for the love in me
Whenever, wherever, whatever baby
Whenever, wherever, whatever
Ba, ba, baby
Wish I knew if I could
Be the one that you would
Love forever and a day baby
Oh yeah, and if there's a thing that you need
For you and your blood I will bleed
And if ever you yearn for the love in me
Whenever, wherever, whatever baby
Whenever, wherever, whatever
Ba, ba, baby
Ba, ba, baby
Ba, ba, baby
And if there's a thing that you need
I give you the breath
And if ever you yearn for the love in me
Whenever, wherever, whatever baby
Whenever, wherever, whatever
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Whenever Wherever Whatever Lyrics as written by Maxwell Menard Stuart Matthewman
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