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.
Any day at all, any time, any way it take me to make you mine
I would give it all, give it all and more
Give you more than you could ever want from me
If anything they say is true, you gotta have 'em, if you wanna sing the blues
'Cos some nights, there ain't nothing I can do, but
Cry, cry an ocean
No use tryin' to hide what's slowly dying in me, what's slowly dying in me
Now I will confess, was no second guess
With all your love you left to me, it was a mess
Once there was a time, was no compromising
You [left so life can't do possess]
If anything they say is true, what goes around will be coming to you, I know
Some night, there'll be nothing you can do, but
Cry, cry an ocean
No use trying to hide what's slowly dying in me
Cry, do you feel that it's over
What you may fear is still alive, it's slowly dying in me
I cried, guess you're crying now
(I'm blind to the end, I cried...)
Tried to be everything I could, for you, from me, all I could be
Tried to be everything I could, for you, from me, all I could be
Tried, tried to be everywhere I could, for you, cried out my eyes for you
For you
(Solo)
Take no bad talk, I ain't a toy, I won't be somebody's boy
My heart ain't [chasin'] no game and if I do play, I'm takin' my time
Take no bad talk (I take no), take no bad talk (ah, hell no)
I won't be your boy, ain't gonna be a toy
If anything they say is true, anytime it should be coming for you
Cry, cry an ocean
No use trying to hide what's deep inside of me
You can cry, do you feel that it's over
Don't you come crying, no don't come crying, don't come crying to me!
I would give it all, give it all and more
Give you more than you could ever want from me
If anything they say is true, you gotta have 'em, if you wanna sing the blues
'Cos some nights, there ain't nothing I can do, but
Cry, cry an ocean
No use tryin' to hide what's slowly dying in me, what's slowly dying in me
Now I will confess, was no second guess
With all your love you left to me, it was a mess
Once there was a time, was no compromising
You [left so life can't do possess]
If anything they say is true, what goes around will be coming to you, I know
Some night, there'll be nothing you can do, but
Cry, cry an ocean
No use trying to hide what's slowly dying in me
Cry, do you feel that it's over
What you may fear is still alive, it's slowly dying in me
I cried, guess you're crying now
(I'm blind to the end, I cried...)
Tried to be everything I could, for you, from me, all I could be
Tried to be everything I could, for you, from me, all I could be
Tried, tried to be everywhere I could, for you, cried out my eyes for you
For you
(Solo)
Take no bad talk, I ain't a toy, I won't be somebody's boy
My heart ain't [chasin'] no game and if I do play, I'm takin' my time
Take no bad talk (I take no), take no bad talk (ah, hell no)
I won't be your boy, ain't gonna be a toy
If anything they say is true, anytime it should be coming for you
Cry, cry an ocean
No use trying to hide what's deep inside of me
You can cry, do you feel that it's over
Don't you come crying, no don't come crying, don't come crying to me!
Lyrics submitted by kaan
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