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.
(Let me tell you a story about a very special gift I received from a, from a man that I didn’t know very well. But he brightened up the night and made it one of the great shining moments of our long tour)
(Goes like this:)
Backstage in Detroit
And the room is full of smoke and apprehension
We'd been playing shows
As the warm-up and the band for Beck Hanson
In walks Jack, says, "How'd ya do?" (Howdy!)
Then he handed me this wonderful statue
And I said, "Thank you, Jack White
For the fiber-optic Jesus that you gave me"
It shined so bright
That I couldn't help believing it would save me
When I finally got it home
My whole neighborhood was aglow
And I said, "Thank you, Jack White
For the fiber-optic Jesus that you gave me"
(Here comes the pick)
(Oh, yeah)
Jack and Meg are funny
They got a modern backwards liberal family code
Brother and sister
Playing rock 'n' roll and doing it on the road
I bet that van begin to stink
But then I wonder, oh, what Christ would think
I said, "Thank you, Jack White
For the fiber-optic Jesus that you gave me"
It shined so bright
That I couldn't help believing it would save me
And when I finally got it home
My whole neighborhood was aglow
And I said, "Thank you, Jack White
For the fiber-optic Jesus that you gave me"
(Nice one)
(Goes like this:)
Backstage in Detroit
And the room is full of smoke and apprehension
We'd been playing shows
As the warm-up and the band for Beck Hanson
In walks Jack, says, "How'd ya do?" (Howdy!)
Then he handed me this wonderful statue
And I said, "Thank you, Jack White
For the fiber-optic Jesus that you gave me"
It shined so bright
That I couldn't help believing it would save me
When I finally got it home
My whole neighborhood was aglow
And I said, "Thank you, Jack White
For the fiber-optic Jesus that you gave me"
(Here comes the pick)
(Oh, yeah)
Jack and Meg are funny
They got a modern backwards liberal family code
Brother and sister
Playing rock 'n' roll and doing it on the road
I bet that van begin to stink
But then I wonder, oh, what Christ would think
I said, "Thank you, Jack White
For the fiber-optic Jesus that you gave me"
It shined so bright
That I couldn't help believing it would save me
And when I finally got it home
My whole neighborhood was aglow
And I said, "Thank you, Jack White
For the fiber-optic Jesus that you gave me"
(Nice one)
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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This song is great for the simple fact that is about jack white
YOU suck
you too and so what?
the last comment was not to you thomsmells it was for the unbrained guy who doesn't know what a real musician is
No YOU suck
at least I know about music
^ Yeah. I don't much know exactly what they're trying to say with it, but it's about Jack.
I think this song is about how Wayne is extremely grateful to Jack White for some present.
...possibly a fiber-optic jesus X )
Knowing Jack White, I'm guessing that he might of actually givin him a FIBER-OPTIC JESUS!!! Either that or they were both REALLY high.