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.
Pine moon spoke too soon
And black lake spoke too late
But what same words
Could these two know?
When one is so deep, the other's aglow
And black lake lay low and wide
Oh, pine moon arced across the sky
Well some nights
Her lights came on the waves
And some days, coals turned up from the bottom
Oh, pine moon spoke all a-scatter
That the stars were all linked
As if that really mattered
The unknown deep of the Black Lake
Could only reach the moon
If he evaporates
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
So, low he laid quiet
And deep he held out
The depths were foundation
To find the rest out
As still as a well, mysterious hymn
She closed one eye slowly
Her light became dim
She couldn't see how to give her light to the water
Looking up from the depths, he didn't know how to want her
And what same things could these two know?
With one so deep, the other's aglow
And what same things could these two know?
When one is so deep, the other's aglow
Ooh, ah, ooh, ah
Ooh, ah, ah
And black lake spoke too late
But what same words
Could these two know?
When one is so deep, the other's aglow
And black lake lay low and wide
Oh, pine moon arced across the sky
Well some nights
Her lights came on the waves
And some days, coals turned up from the bottom
Oh, pine moon spoke all a-scatter
That the stars were all linked
As if that really mattered
The unknown deep of the Black Lake
Could only reach the moon
If he evaporates
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
So, low he laid quiet
And deep he held out
The depths were foundation
To find the rest out
As still as a well, mysterious hymn
She closed one eye slowly
Her light became dim
She couldn't see how to give her light to the water
Looking up from the depths, he didn't know how to want her
And what same things could these two know?
With one so deep, the other's aglow
And what same things could these two know?
When one is so deep, the other's aglow
Ooh, ah, ooh, ah
Ooh, ah, ah
Lyrics submitted by MakingMercury
Pine Moon Lyrics as written by Leslie Feist
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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