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.
I know that I was not there
When you needed me
And I took it for granted
The way that you treated me, yes
After all of the dreams we shared
And through all of the pain we beared
I know I tore down, the love that we found
Will you ever forgive me, yeah
Cause I realized we're way gone
All I want is for you come home
It's such shame that our love is gone
I'm all alone by the phone
I'd do anything for the calls again
You're the only one that I called a friend
Promise me it's not the end
But I know you care, and I know you care
Look what I've done to us
What was I thinking of
I had to go and make it rough
I lost the better half of me
And now I'm begging baby please
I'll even fall on my knees
Anything to make you see
That you're the better half of me
You gave me your love and your trust
You protected me, oh
And when everyone turned away
You stood by me
Now I know I was a fool
For what I did to you
It hurt me inside when you said goodbye
Baby please believe me, yeah
Cause I realized we're way gone
All I want is for you come home
It's such shame that our love is gone
I'm all alone by the phone
I'd do anything for the calls again
You're the only one that I called a friend
Promise me it's not the end
But I know you care, and I know you care
Look what I've done to us
What was I thinking of
I had to go and make it rough
I lost the better half of me
And now I'm begging baby please
I'll even fall on my knees
Anything to make you see
That you're the better half of me
Cause I realized we're way gone
All I want is for you come home
It's such shame that our love is gone
I'm all alone by the phone
I'd do anything for the calls again
You're the only one that I called a friend
Promise me it's not the end
But I know you care, and I know you care
Look what I've done to us
What was I thinking of
I had to go and make it rough
I lost the better half of me
And now I'm begging baby please
I'll even fall on my knees
Anything to make you see
That you're the better half of me
When you needed me
And I took it for granted
The way that you treated me, yes
After all of the dreams we shared
And through all of the pain we beared
I know I tore down, the love that we found
Will you ever forgive me, yeah
Cause I realized we're way gone
All I want is for you come home
It's such shame that our love is gone
I'm all alone by the phone
I'd do anything for the calls again
You're the only one that I called a friend
Promise me it's not the end
But I know you care, and I know you care
Look what I've done to us
What was I thinking of
I had to go and make it rough
I lost the better half of me
And now I'm begging baby please
I'll even fall on my knees
Anything to make you see
That you're the better half of me
You gave me your love and your trust
You protected me, oh
And when everyone turned away
You stood by me
Now I know I was a fool
For what I did to you
It hurt me inside when you said goodbye
Baby please believe me, yeah
Cause I realized we're way gone
All I want is for you come home
It's such shame that our love is gone
I'm all alone by the phone
I'd do anything for the calls again
You're the only one that I called a friend
Promise me it's not the end
But I know you care, and I know you care
Look what I've done to us
What was I thinking of
I had to go and make it rough
I lost the better half of me
And now I'm begging baby please
I'll even fall on my knees
Anything to make you see
That you're the better half of me
Cause I realized we're way gone
All I want is for you come home
It's such shame that our love is gone
I'm all alone by the phone
I'd do anything for the calls again
You're the only one that I called a friend
Promise me it's not the end
But I know you care, and I know you care
Look what I've done to us
What was I thinking of
I had to go and make it rough
I lost the better half of me
And now I'm begging baby please
I'll even fall on my knees
Anything to make you see
That you're the better half of me
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Better Half of Me Lyrics as written by Monifah Carter Mario Mendell Winans
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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