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.
Your introduction to my dreams
Is not as scary as it seems
Please avoid what I am thinking
But always look me in the eye
And all the stupid things I think of doing
I just might do 'em in the end
And it would be another sad sad story
Another bad disguise
As the king of the dragdown memory
Or a fool and his paranoid misery
Check the paranoid language
Hiding behind some mystery
Cuz there's no glory
In telling such an obvious story
Another teenage tragedy
Unfolds before our eyes
And it could be another sad sad story
And I apologize
If I'm the king of the dragdown memory
But I recognize
Every revolution is a pointless give and take
But style is it's own reward
Any contradiction is a hint of honesty
We're young and sorta free and kinda sleazy
Good intentions only break good hearts
No ones willing to play that part
Unplanned appreciation is never enough
It takes pleasure to back it up
Good intentions only break good hearts
No ones willing to play that part
Unplanned appreciation is never enough
It takes pleasure to back it up
And do it right
Now your knocking at my door (now your knocking at my door)
Now you're walking in my door (now you're walking in my door)
You're just a friend and I'm just human
It's not as scary as it seems
It's not as scary as it seems
It's not as scary as it seems
Is not as scary as it seems
Please avoid what I am thinking
But always look me in the eye
And all the stupid things I think of doing
I just might do 'em in the end
And it would be another sad sad story
Another bad disguise
As the king of the dragdown memory
Or a fool and his paranoid misery
Check the paranoid language
Hiding behind some mystery
Cuz there's no glory
In telling such an obvious story
Another teenage tragedy
Unfolds before our eyes
And it could be another sad sad story
And I apologize
If I'm the king of the dragdown memory
But I recognize
Every revolution is a pointless give and take
But style is it's own reward
Any contradiction is a hint of honesty
We're young and sorta free and kinda sleazy
Good intentions only break good hearts
No ones willing to play that part
Unplanned appreciation is never enough
It takes pleasure to back it up
Good intentions only break good hearts
No ones willing to play that part
Unplanned appreciation is never enough
It takes pleasure to back it up
And do it right
Now your knocking at my door (now your knocking at my door)
Now you're walking in my door (now you're walking in my door)
You're just a friend and I'm just human
It's not as scary as it seems
It's not as scary as it seems
It's not as scary as it seems
Lyrics submitted by Akolade
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