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.
We live, we die
And I don't know the reasons we ask why
We hate, we push
Recent tests show we're all misunderstood, yeah
Come on now, something's seizing
You know you lost your mind
You know we all need saving
She found you late last night
You feel the madness gaining
You know you just can't win
You know this, you know this, you know this
But I'm just so tired of waking up on the ground
I, well, I never knew the girl
Well, and I never knew the world hurt, I
I, and I
I, well, I never knew the girl
We beg, we pray
But everything still happens anyway, yeah
Come on now, something's teasing
Your conscience can't decide
She kept your will from caving
But left you paranoid
You feel the constant straining
She reappears divine
You noticed, you noticed, you noticed
But I'm just so tired of waking up all alone
I, well, I never knew the girl
Well, and I never knew the world hurt, I
I, and I
I
Hey, hey, hey, I, oh
And I, I'm just so tired of waking up on the ground
I, well, I never knew the girl
Well, and I never knew the world hurt, I
I, and I
I, well, I never knew the girl
Well, and I never knew the world hurt, I
I, and I
And I don't know the reasons we ask why
We hate, we push
Recent tests show we're all misunderstood, yeah
Come on now, something's seizing
You know you lost your mind
You know we all need saving
She found you late last night
You feel the madness gaining
You know you just can't win
You know this, you know this, you know this
But I'm just so tired of waking up on the ground
I, well, I never knew the girl
Well, and I never knew the world hurt, I
I, and I
I, well, I never knew the girl
We beg, we pray
But everything still happens anyway, yeah
Come on now, something's teasing
Your conscience can't decide
She kept your will from caving
But left you paranoid
You feel the constant straining
She reappears divine
You noticed, you noticed, you noticed
But I'm just so tired of waking up all alone
I, well, I never knew the girl
Well, and I never knew the world hurt, I
I, and I
I
Hey, hey, hey, I, oh
And I, I'm just so tired of waking up on the ground
I, well, I never knew the girl
Well, and I never knew the world hurt, I
I, and I
I, well, I never knew the girl
Well, and I never knew the world hurt, I
I, and I
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