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.
This county road
I've fallen away
I've fallen away
This country road
To a place unknown
I traveled away
I traveled away
I fall into nothin'
The sea side road
Has fallen away
Has fallen away
I have to go
My place is sold
I've fallen away
I've fallen away
I fall into nothin'
The sky has turned again
You can't fight
And you won't die
Memory
It's tearing you apart
You won't run
And you can't die
Memory
The sunset gold
I've fallen away
I've fallen away
I've traded away
A sea side day
It's fallen away
It's fallen away
Fallin' into nothing
The sky has turned again
You can't fight
And you won't die
Memory
It's tearing you apart
You won't run
And you can't die
Memory
I promise you with warm salt air
Hallowed breezes in your hair
Days on end and days long gone
The beach and the fires and the nights are gone
Flow, tide, ebb, road
Night, sky, sand, home
The fair in the park
By the sea in my heart is never gone
I've fallen away
I've fallen away
This country road
To a place unknown
I traveled away
I traveled away
I fall into nothin'
The sea side road
Has fallen away
Has fallen away
I have to go
My place is sold
I've fallen away
I've fallen away
I fall into nothin'
The sky has turned again
You can't fight
And you won't die
Memory
It's tearing you apart
You won't run
And you can't die
Memory
The sunset gold
I've fallen away
I've fallen away
I've traded away
A sea side day
It's fallen away
It's fallen away
Fallin' into nothing
The sky has turned again
You can't fight
And you won't die
Memory
It's tearing you apart
You won't run
And you can't die
Memory
I promise you with warm salt air
Hallowed breezes in your hair
Days on end and days long gone
The beach and the fires and the nights are gone
Flow, tide, ebb, road
Night, sky, sand, home
The fair in the park
By the sea in my heart is never gone
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