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.
Wake up this mornin it's a dreary day
I think I'll stay inside
Cause I been down I can't help thinkin about the way
You always left your shoes untied
It's funny how all those little things you did
Stand out clearest in my mind
The way you always mixed the darks in with the lights
You almost never pressed rewind
But you were all I ever needed
I thought I had done all that I could
Girl, with all the pain you brought me
In the end you did me good
So I'm hopin that we
Can forget to remember
Those hurtful words we said
That cold night last December
That maybe we could be friends
Maybe we could be friends
Starin at the wall there's only empty space
But all our pictures use to hang
I turn on the radio and hey what do you know
I hear that song you always sang
You were all I ever needed
Thought I had done all that I could
Girl, with all the pain you brought me
In the end you did me good
So I'm hopin that we
Can forget to remember
Those hurtful words we said
That cold night last December
When maybe we could be friends
Maybe we could be friends
But you were all I ever needed
I thought I had done all that I could
Girl, with all the pain you brought me
Still in the end you did me good
And I'm hopin that we
Can forget to remember
Those hurtful words we said
That cold night last December
And maybe we could be friends
If it's all right I'd like to come over
And see how you have been
If you would like I was thinkin
Maybe we could start again
Maybe we could start again
I think I'll stay inside
Cause I been down I can't help thinkin about the way
You always left your shoes untied
It's funny how all those little things you did
Stand out clearest in my mind
The way you always mixed the darks in with the lights
You almost never pressed rewind
But you were all I ever needed
I thought I had done all that I could
Girl, with all the pain you brought me
In the end you did me good
So I'm hopin that we
Can forget to remember
Those hurtful words we said
That cold night last December
That maybe we could be friends
Maybe we could be friends
Starin at the wall there's only empty space
But all our pictures use to hang
I turn on the radio and hey what do you know
I hear that song you always sang
You were all I ever needed
Thought I had done all that I could
Girl, with all the pain you brought me
In the end you did me good
So I'm hopin that we
Can forget to remember
Those hurtful words we said
That cold night last December
When maybe we could be friends
Maybe we could be friends
But you were all I ever needed
I thought I had done all that I could
Girl, with all the pain you brought me
Still in the end you did me good
And I'm hopin that we
Can forget to remember
Those hurtful words we said
That cold night last December
And maybe we could be friends
If it's all right I'd like to come over
And see how you have been
If you would like I was thinkin
Maybe we could start again
Maybe we could start again
Lyrics submitted by utsoccer22
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