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.
Been trying to get to heaven,
since she was eleven.
The girl with yellow hair who said she never really wanted to
go to school, go to school.
The girl with yellow hair,
who said she never really wanted to
go to school, go to school…
break the rules.
Been trying to get to heaven
(trying to get to heaven)
since she was eleven
(since she was eleven)
the girl with yellow hair who stayed in bed
and never wanted to go to work
go to work.
The girl with yellow hair who stayed in bed
and never needed to go to church
go to church,
wont go to church.
She’s the one who can save my soul,
Oh she can destroy it
she’s the girl who can help the world, but she just ignores it.
Been trying to get to heaven,
(Trying to get to heaven)
since she was eleven.
(Since she was eleven)
Been trying to get to heaven,
(trying to get to heaven)
since she was eleven.
(since she was eleven)
The girl with yellow hair who said
she never really wanted to
go to school, go to school.
The girl with yellow hair who stayed in bed
and never wanted to go to work
go to the church.
The girl with yellow hair, who said she never really wanted to get out of bed and get dressed to go to school.
since she was eleven.
The girl with yellow hair who said she never really wanted to
go to school, go to school.
The girl with yellow hair,
who said she never really wanted to
go to school, go to school…
break the rules.
Been trying to get to heaven
(trying to get to heaven)
since she was eleven
(since she was eleven)
the girl with yellow hair who stayed in bed
and never wanted to go to work
go to work.
The girl with yellow hair who stayed in bed
and never needed to go to church
go to church,
wont go to church.
She’s the one who can save my soul,
Oh she can destroy it
she’s the girl who can help the world, but she just ignores it.
Been trying to get to heaven,
(Trying to get to heaven)
since she was eleven.
(Since she was eleven)
Been trying to get to heaven,
(trying to get to heaven)
since she was eleven.
(since she was eleven)
The girl with yellow hair who said
she never really wanted to
go to school, go to school.
The girl with yellow hair who stayed in bed
and never wanted to go to work
go to the church.
The girl with yellow hair, who said she never really wanted to get out of bed and get dressed to go to school.
Lyrics submitted by GoreWhore
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i dno wat it means. but it made me laugh how they rhymed heaven with eleven.
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