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.
Though there were men before me
That held you in their arms
With a love so hot and getting hotter
They're setting off fire alarms
Though their were girls before you
I remember their names
Ain't it a beautiful thing to watch our love, or season change
Every night when I lay you down, lay you down to sleep
You know, I'm thanking the lord for blessing you with hockey teeth
Though you might have a plan
Those plans are all in the past
Who among us could know
That our love would come and grow so very fast
Seems like we got in your car
And drove that car to the beach
And ever since that day,
Never very far away, or out of reach
Every night when I lay you down, lay you down to sleep
You know I'm thanking the lord for blessing you with hockey teeth
Every morning when we wake up and our lips meet
You know I'm thanking the lord for blessing you with hockey teeth
That held you in their arms
With a love so hot and getting hotter
They're setting off fire alarms
Though their were girls before you
I remember their names
Ain't it a beautiful thing to watch our love, or season change
Every night when I lay you down, lay you down to sleep
You know, I'm thanking the lord for blessing you with hockey teeth
Though you might have a plan
Those plans are all in the past
Who among us could know
That our love would come and grow so very fast
Seems like we got in your car
And drove that car to the beach
And ever since that day,
Never very far away, or out of reach
Every night when I lay you down, lay you down to sleep
You know I'm thanking the lord for blessing you with hockey teeth
Every morning when we wake up and our lips meet
You know I'm thanking the lord for blessing you with hockey teeth
Lyrics submitted by smallesttruth
Hockey Teeth Lyrics as written by Afie Salomon Jurvanen
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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I'm gonna keep this short and sweet because Afie does that himself very well in this song. It's a love song to his current love, saying that their love wipes away any others than came before. The "hockey teeth" metaphor is kind of self-evident; hockey players' teeth are all over the place thanks to fights and injuries - basically, they have anything but perfect teeth. And in this he is acknowledging her faults and saying that he's actually glad for them.
I was at a concert of his in Calgary last night, and he said this song is about when you go in to kiss your significant other, and your teeth hit! hah
Also, here's my interpretation of the lyrics:
Though there were men before me That held you in their arms With a love so hot and getting hotter They're setting off fire alarms
Though there were girls before you I don't remember their names Ain't it a beautiful thing To watch our love or a season change
Every night when I lay you down Lay you down to sleep You now Im thanking the lord for blessing you with hockey teeth
Though you might have had a plan Those plans are all in the past Cause who among us could know That our love would come and grow so very fast
Seems like we got in your car And drove that car to the beach And ever since that day Never very far away, or out of reach
Every night when I lay you down Lay you down to sleep You now Im thanking the lord for blessing you with hockey teeth
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