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'm a little curious of you in crowded scenes
And how serene your friends and fiends
We flew and strolled as two, illuminated gently
Why don't you close your eyes and reinvent me?
You know you've got that heart made of stone
You shoulda let me know
You coulda let me know
We'll go till morning comes
And traffic grows
And windows hum
Spending all week with your friends
Give me evenings and weekends
Evenings and weekends
I could be yours
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
You'd agree it's a typical high
You fly as you watch your name go by
And once the name goes by
Not thicker than water, nor thicker than mud
And the 8K thuds it does
Sun set so thickly
Let's make it quiet and quickly
Don't frown
It tastes better on the way back down
I could be yours
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We are the curious
While I roam
Stick me down
Stick me, stick me down
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We'll see to
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
We'll see to
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We can unwind all our floors
We can unwind all our floors
We can unwind all our floors
And how serene your friends and fiends
We flew and strolled as two, illuminated gently
Why don't you close your eyes and reinvent me?
You know you've got that heart made of stone
You shoulda let me know
You coulda let me know
We'll go till morning comes
And traffic grows
And windows hum
Spending all week with your friends
Give me evenings and weekends
Evenings and weekends
I could be yours
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
You'd agree it's a typical high
You fly as you watch your name go by
And once the name goes by
Not thicker than water, nor thicker than mud
And the 8K thuds it does
Sun set so thickly
Let's make it quiet and quickly
Don't frown
It tastes better on the way back down
I could be yours
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We are the curious
While I roam
Stick me down
Stick me, stick me down
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We'll see to
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
We'll see to
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We can unwind all our floors
We can unwind all our floors
We can unwind all our floors
Lyrics submitted by Seven, edited by Earhacker, clemfandango
Mezzanine Lyrics as written by Grantley Marshall Andrew Lee Isaac Vowles
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I agree with Ladyburst insomuch that I think the correct lyrics are "all these half floors", and for the same reasons. I definitely do not think it is "all these other floors" - it just doesn't sound anything like that to me. When you consider the British accent, "floors" can sound very much like "flaws" to a non-British person, so I can see why some might think the lyrics are "all these have flaws."
In any case, I think this song is amazing! It is very well arranged, intriguing, ambiguous and creepy. There are definitely references to sex, but there is also a lot of possible double meanings. In many case, commercially successful songs have ambiguous lyrics (U2 is an excellent example), allowing different people to have different interpretations.
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I always thought it was "all these half floors" as well. The song's called mezzanine which is a raised or lowered section of floor that shares the same ceiling as the rest of the room. I can definitely see this mentioned as a "half floor" as it's a different floor within the same storey.