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.
Bat your eyes, girl
Be otherworldly
Count your blessings
Seduce a stranger
What's so wrong with being happy?
Kudos to those who see through sickness, yeah
Over and over and over and over
And ooh-ooh-ooh
When she woke in the morning
She knew that her life had passed her by
And she called out a warning
"Don't ever let life pass you by"
I suggest we
Learn to love ourselves
Before its made illegal
When will we learn? When will we change
Just in time to see it all come down
Those left standing will make millions
Writing books on the way it should have been
When she woke in the morning
She knew that her life had passed her by
And she called out a warning (warning)
"Don't ever let life pass you by"
Floating in this cosmic Jacuzzi
We are like frogs oblivious
To the water starting to boil
No one flinches, we all float face down
When she woke in the morning
She knew that her life had passed her by
And she called out a warning (warning)
"Don't ever let life pass you by"
Pass you by, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Be otherworldly
Count your blessings
Seduce a stranger
What's so wrong with being happy?
Kudos to those who see through sickness, yeah
Over and over and over and over
And ooh-ooh-ooh
When she woke in the morning
She knew that her life had passed her by
And she called out a warning
"Don't ever let life pass you by"
I suggest we
Learn to love ourselves
Before its made illegal
When will we learn? When will we change
Just in time to see it all come down
Those left standing will make millions
Writing books on the way it should have been
When she woke in the morning
She knew that her life had passed her by
And she called out a warning (warning)
"Don't ever let life pass you by"
Floating in this cosmic Jacuzzi
We are like frogs oblivious
To the water starting to boil
No one flinches, we all float face down
When she woke in the morning
She knew that her life had passed her by
And she called out a warning (warning)
"Don't ever let life pass you by"
Pass you by, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
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