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.
My gift is my song, and this one's for you/ and you can tell everybody this is your song, / it may be quite simple but, now that it's done,/ i hope you don't mind/ i hope you don't mind/ that i put down in words, how wonderful life is now you're in the world./ I sat on the roof, and i kicked off the moss,/ Cause some of these verses well, they got me quite cross,/ but the sun's been kind/oh while i wrote this song,/ it's for people like you that keep it turned on,/ so excuse my forgetting/ but these things i do,/ you see i've forgotten if they're green or they're blue,/ but see the thing is, while i'm still living,/ yours are the sweetest eyes i'v ever seen./ And you can tell everybody/ this is your song/ it may be quite simple but,/ now that it's done, oh/ I hope you don't mind,/ i hope you don't mind that i put down in words/ how wonderful life is/ Now you're in the world!
Lyrics submitted by SunshineGirl21827
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