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.
So you want to go explore the world
And leave me here to wait
waiting on your words of hope
waiting on your signs you leave
but days are gone
and months long past
the years how they slipped by
I'm waiting here by the phone for anything
Anything at all to know if I'm the one
the silence is deafening
and my mind is shot
but I'll wait for the phone to ring
to here you say the words
words to free me from your prison
And leave me here to wait
waiting on your words of hope
waiting on your signs you leave
but days are gone
and months long past
the years how they slipped by
I'm waiting here by the phone for anything
Anything at all to know if I'm the one
the silence is deafening
and my mind is shot
but I'll wait for the phone to ring
to here you say the words
words to free me from your prison
Lyrics submitted by EmoSingerX
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