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.
They cannot hold me down, I let the fire burn loud
So can you help me now, for I can't help myself
I try to make my way, I try to see my days
I cannot feel it, so where do I go from here
I can change my life, for my life is free
And what the future holds, well this you cannot see
Feelings of what's to come, but will I make it through?
It's what I don't know, it's what I don't know
Chorus
I can break in two, will I make it through?
Can you listen, just listen I know
I say can I, will I make this?
No, see now I'm about to break this
It's what I don't know, it's what I don't know
I seek and look real hard, to try to find a way
Even though life's not perfect, the future's real uncertain
I put my face up first, I hold my head up high
Sometimes I can't let go, when I let feelings show
I go with open eyes, even with open mind
Sometimes I hate inside, and I'll break down and cry
I will not let this slow me down, I've got to go
I've got one life to live, why do I live like this?
Chorus
You will never know where my feelings go
But I hate this, I hate this I know
I say can I, will I make this?
No, see now I'm about to break this
It's what I don't know, it's what I don't know
It's what I don't know, it's what I don't know
Chorus
You will never know where my feelings go
But I hate this, I hate this I know
I say can I, will I make this?
No, see now I'm about to break this
It's what I don't know, it's what I don't know
So can you help me now, for I can't help myself
I try to make my way, I try to see my days
I cannot feel it, so where do I go from here
I can change my life, for my life is free
And what the future holds, well this you cannot see
Feelings of what's to come, but will I make it through?
It's what I don't know, it's what I don't know
Chorus
I can break in two, will I make it through?
Can you listen, just listen I know
I say can I, will I make this?
No, see now I'm about to break this
It's what I don't know, it's what I don't know
I seek and look real hard, to try to find a way
Even though life's not perfect, the future's real uncertain
I put my face up first, I hold my head up high
Sometimes I can't let go, when I let feelings show
I go with open eyes, even with open mind
Sometimes I hate inside, and I'll break down and cry
I will not let this slow me down, I've got to go
I've got one life to live, why do I live like this?
Chorus
You will never know where my feelings go
But I hate this, I hate this I know
I say can I, will I make this?
No, see now I'm about to break this
It's what I don't know, it's what I don't know
It's what I don't know, it's what I don't know
Chorus
You will never know where my feelings go
But I hate this, I hate this I know
I say can I, will I make this?
No, see now I'm about to break this
It's what I don't know, it's what I don't know
Lyrics submitted by FreakishGirl
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