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.
You'd rather have wine than gin
Only the finest by your skin
Always running after Time, catching
You're fancy with rhyme
Shining on the front page again
Hot on the presses today, little queen
Making your passion play, little queen
Nobody knows your melancholy mind,
Little queen
Away from the sellers, the papers said
Your crown was tight and heavy on your head
Still you danced and you sang, all night
The telephone rang
Music kept on playing from your pen.
Hot on the presses today, little queen
Making your passion play, little queen
Nobody knows your melancholy mind,
Little queen
Raining Raining- he knows your Soul ain't free
Raining Raining- he feels you little queen
Slipping away with your gypsy band
Hot on your music and playing a winning hand
He was standing in the line, thinking how you
Moved his mind
Feeling like he held you in his hand
Only the finest by your skin
Always running after Time, catching
You're fancy with rhyme
Shining on the front page again
Hot on the presses today, little queen
Making your passion play, little queen
Nobody knows your melancholy mind,
Little queen
Away from the sellers, the papers said
Your crown was tight and heavy on your head
Still you danced and you sang, all night
The telephone rang
Music kept on playing from your pen.
Hot on the presses today, little queen
Making your passion play, little queen
Nobody knows your melancholy mind,
Little queen
Raining Raining- he knows your Soul ain't free
Raining Raining- he feels you little queen
Slipping away with your gypsy band
Hot on your music and playing a winning hand
He was standing in the line, thinking how you
Moved his mind
Feeling like he held you in his hand
Lyrics submitted by Ice, edited by NTFluoride
Little Queen Lyrics as written by Howard M. Leese Ann Wilson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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@Shazta I agree with your song meaning. Makes sense!
@Shazta
Thx! I appreciate you taking the time to tell me that.