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.
Ain't good enough but baby if you had to
Blind child couldn't if you had to
Get lost I don't really need you
One shot salvation never found you
I know it sounds to you as if I'm singin
I know it's hard to tell you what I'm thinkin
This means more than love to me
More than you'll ever be
Na-ah-ah-ah
This means more than love to me
What you never did to me (?)
Na-ah-ah-ah
Blind child couldn't if you had to
It kills better than it ought to
I think that you don't really have to
What's worse the lying or the fuck you (?)
I know it sounds to you as if I'm singin
I know it's hard to tell you what I'm thinkin
More than you'll ever be
Na-ah-ah-ah
This means more than love to me
What you never did to me
Na-ah-ah-ah
This means more than love to me
More than you'll ever be
This means more than love to me
This means more than love
Na-ah-ah-ah
Blind child couldn't if you had to
Get lost I don't really need you
One shot salvation never found you
I know it sounds to you as if I'm singin
I know it's hard to tell you what I'm thinkin
This means more than love to me
More than you'll ever be
Na-ah-ah-ah
This means more than love to me
What you never did to me (?)
Na-ah-ah-ah
Blind child couldn't if you had to
It kills better than it ought to
I think that you don't really have to
What's worse the lying or the fuck you (?)
I know it sounds to you as if I'm singin
I know it's hard to tell you what I'm thinkin
More than you'll ever be
Na-ah-ah-ah
This means more than love to me
What you never did to me
Na-ah-ah-ah
This means more than love to me
More than you'll ever be
This means more than love to me
This means more than love
Na-ah-ah-ah
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