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.
When birds fly straight into my windshield,
Bouncing off my car,
And landing on the ground,
I wish it could be you.
Why would I feel this way,
When you’re always nice to my face,
And you wanna shake my hand?
Oh, but then I turn around…
Yeah you used to be my good friend.
Was it in my head?
These thoughts I’m writing down,
Are they better left unsaid?
To think that I could trust you,
What a fool I am.
Those comments that you made,
You shoulda kept ‘em to yourself…
[CHORUS]
Ah, this is what it sounds like when birds fly into my windshield.
Ah, this is what it sounds like when birds fly into my windshield.
Why can’t it be you?!
Yeah you, and your brother too -
You can both go straight to Hell
When you die, for all I care.
No, it matters not to me.
I know that these are harsh words
That I say to you,
But I gave you one more chance,
And the chances are no more…
[CHORUS]
When birds fly straight into my windshield,
Bouncing off my car,
And landing on the ground,
I wish it could be you.
I’ll forget about your comments,
Forget you were my friend,
And I’ll sing this song (?)unto(?) ya,
(?)Attribute(?) the plastic ????…
Ah, this is what it sounds like when birds fly into my windshield.
Ah, this is what it sounds like when birds fly into my windshield.
Ah, this is what it sounds like when birds fly into my windshield.
Ah, this is what it sounds like when birds fly into my windshield.
Why can’t it be you?!
Bouncing off my car,
And landing on the ground,
I wish it could be you.
Why would I feel this way,
When you’re always nice to my face,
And you wanna shake my hand?
Oh, but then I turn around…
Yeah you used to be my good friend.
Was it in my head?
These thoughts I’m writing down,
Are they better left unsaid?
To think that I could trust you,
What a fool I am.
Those comments that you made,
You shoulda kept ‘em to yourself…
[CHORUS]
Ah, this is what it sounds like when birds fly into my windshield.
Ah, this is what it sounds like when birds fly into my windshield.
Why can’t it be you?!
Yeah you, and your brother too -
You can both go straight to Hell
When you die, for all I care.
No, it matters not to me.
I know that these are harsh words
That I say to you,
But I gave you one more chance,
And the chances are no more…
[CHORUS]
When birds fly straight into my windshield,
Bouncing off my car,
And landing on the ground,
I wish it could be you.
I’ll forget about your comments,
Forget you were my friend,
And I’ll sing this song (?)unto(?) ya,
(?)Attribute(?) the plastic ????…
Ah, this is what it sounds like when birds fly into my windshield.
Ah, this is what it sounds like when birds fly into my windshield.
Ah, this is what it sounds like when birds fly into my windshield.
Ah, this is what it sounds like when birds fly into my windshield.
Why can’t it be you?!
Lyrics submitted by scheisse
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