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.
Do nothing but cry day and night 過去と未来の狭間で
変わらない想い 奇麗な嘘に変えても all alone
果てしない夜空に流れる 涙を抱きしめて もう一度
Oh, my dahlia 心を濡らす 悲しみは
数えきれない星座になるけど
You don't know where you're going to 迷いの中で広げた
孤独の翼 涙の海を越えたら
You'll see blue sky 形のない 夢でもいい
明日の風にかざして 羽ばたく 今
Time after time you try to find yourself
流れる時代の中で
絶えない傷抱きしめ 切なさの風に舞う
Dream on your left, dead on your right 青い夜を抱きしめて
明日を問い掛ける 矛盾だらけの心に dead or live
永遠の一秒に流れる 涙を飾らないで もう二度と
Oh, my dahlia 誰もが持つ心の傷跡に 流れる雨は
Time after time 夜の空に 生まれた意味 問い掛ける
絶えない涙の河 銀色に輝やくまで
冷たい風に吹かれて 飛び立てない鳥達が
それぞれの夢抱きしめ 夜明けの空を
Destiny, alive, heaven, love
Innocence, always,
Destroy, aftermath, hell
Life, infinite
Time after time you cry in reality
流れる時間を止めて
流した涙の軌跡 幻想の花が咲く
変わらない想い 奇麗な嘘に変えても all alone
果てしない夜空に流れる 涙を抱きしめて もう一度
Oh, my dahlia 心を濡らす 悲しみは
数えきれない星座になるけど
You don't know where you're going to 迷いの中で広げた
孤独の翼 涙の海を越えたら
You'll see blue sky 形のない 夢でもいい
明日の風にかざして 羽ばたく 今
Time after time you try to find yourself
流れる時代の中で
絶えない傷抱きしめ 切なさの風に舞う
Dream on your left, dead on your right 青い夜を抱きしめて
明日を問い掛ける 矛盾だらけの心に dead or live
永遠の一秒に流れる 涙を飾らないで もう二度と
Oh, my dahlia 誰もが持つ心の傷跡に 流れる雨は
Time after time 夜の空に 生まれた意味 問い掛ける
絶えない涙の河 銀色に輝やくまで
冷たい風に吹かれて 飛び立てない鳥達が
それぞれの夢抱きしめ 夜明けの空を
Destiny, alive, heaven, love
Innocence, always,
Destroy, aftermath, hell
Life, infinite
Time after time you cry in reality
流れる時間を止めて
流した涙の軌跡 幻想の花が咲く
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My friend loves this song so much that he gives the name DAHLIA as a codename of the girl he's in love to!