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 wish to see your lips,
Parting like the waves of silence and mystery.
I've got a curious love for you!
Ever since we met, I'm so impressed with you.
Ever since we met,
I've been so impressed!
[Chorus]
I'm havin' a vision,
I'm havin' a vision.
I can't wait forever. (I can't wait, I can't wait.)
I'm havin' a vision of a kiss from your sweet lips,
But I can wait 'till the twelfth of never.
Don't shatter the vision,
Don't shatter the vision.
The burning vision of a kiss from your sweet lips.
Been lonely for so long,
My life jumped the track.
Broken clock on the wall says I should head back,
But the vision holds me.
The vision holds me
Lost in a vision of a kiss from your sweet lips.
Every time you speak
A pearl falls in my cup.
You turn away, the pearl melts before I drink it up.
No, don't shatter the vision,
Don't shatter the vision.
Lost in a vision of a kiss from your sweet lips.
[Chorus]
Strong wind is blowin' me down
To the center of town.
Come on, seize the wilderness of the moment.
Feel the movement of the moon.
Swans fly with wings wide open to the sky,
Like a wild wave of birds goin' by;
I know our souls will fly!
Things are out of focus,
My face is wet with sweat.
Though I've only seen you once,
Just see how shaky I get.
Would you even notice?
Would you even care?
If you knew that every day I'm sitting there.
[Chorus]
Vision of a kiss
A vision
A vision
A vision
A vision of a kiss
[Chorus]
Every time you speak,
A pearl falls in my cup.
You turn away, the pearl melts before I drink it up.
The mystery unfolds...
Parting like the waves of silence and mystery.
I've got a curious love for you!
Ever since we met, I'm so impressed with you.
Ever since we met,
I've been so impressed!
[Chorus]
I'm havin' a vision,
I'm havin' a vision.
I can't wait forever. (I can't wait, I can't wait.)
I'm havin' a vision of a kiss from your sweet lips,
But I can wait 'till the twelfth of never.
Don't shatter the vision,
Don't shatter the vision.
The burning vision of a kiss from your sweet lips.
Been lonely for so long,
My life jumped the track.
Broken clock on the wall says I should head back,
But the vision holds me.
The vision holds me
Lost in a vision of a kiss from your sweet lips.
Every time you speak
A pearl falls in my cup.
You turn away, the pearl melts before I drink it up.
No, don't shatter the vision,
Don't shatter the vision.
Lost in a vision of a kiss from your sweet lips.
[Chorus]
Strong wind is blowin' me down
To the center of town.
Come on, seize the wilderness of the moment.
Feel the movement of the moon.
Swans fly with wings wide open to the sky,
Like a wild wave of birds goin' by;
I know our souls will fly!
Things are out of focus,
My face is wet with sweat.
Though I've only seen you once,
Just see how shaky I get.
Would you even notice?
Would you even care?
If you knew that every day I'm sitting there.
[Chorus]
Vision of a kiss
A vision
A vision
A vision
A vision of a kiss
[Chorus]
Every time you speak,
A pearl falls in my cup.
You turn away, the pearl melts before I drink it up.
The mystery unfolds...
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