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.
Boxing shadows in my sleep
It's the company I keep
The perfect exercise
As I grow older
I can't believe what God has done
He took the heat out of the sun
And now it seems the world
Is growing colder
Between the pleasure and the pain
Wishing your life away
No more sinister than sane
Briefing your life away
Between the flicker and the flame
No one can explain
Baby blue is born again
I'm looking for some place to go
Sucking out screams in stereo
Before my bare eyes
I saw her drowning
Keep my daughter in a jar
She can't get out she won't go far
My heart is in my mouth
But still keep pounding
Between the pleasure and the pain
Wishing your life away
No more sinister than sane
Briefing your life away
Between the flicker and the flame
No one can explain
Baby blue is born again
Between the pleasure and the pain
Wishing your life away
No more sinister than sane
Briefing your life away
Between the flicker and the flame
No one can explain
Baby blue is born again
It's the company I keep
The perfect exercise
As I grow older
I can't believe what God has done
He took the heat out of the sun
And now it seems the world
Is growing colder
Between the pleasure and the pain
Wishing your life away
No more sinister than sane
Briefing your life away
Between the flicker and the flame
No one can explain
Baby blue is born again
I'm looking for some place to go
Sucking out screams in stereo
Before my bare eyes
I saw her drowning
Keep my daughter in a jar
She can't get out she won't go far
My heart is in my mouth
But still keep pounding
Between the pleasure and the pain
Wishing your life away
No more sinister than sane
Briefing your life away
Between the flicker and the flame
No one can explain
Baby blue is born again
Between the pleasure and the pain
Wishing your life away
No more sinister than sane
Briefing your life away
Between the flicker and the flame
No one can explain
Baby blue is born again
Lyrics submitted by merchantpierce
Baby Blue Lyrics as written by Roland Orzabal Alan Griffiths
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