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.
Torn curtain reveals another play
Torn curtain, such an exposé
I'm uncertain when beauty meets abuse
Torn curtain loves all ridicule
Tears, tears
Rolling back the years (years, years)
Flowing by like tears (tears, tears)
Rolling back the years (years, years)
The years I've seen before
Torn curtain giving me the glance
Torn curtain is bringing on the trance
But I'm not hurting, holding to the thread
Torn curtain lifts me on the tread
Tears, tears
Rolling back the years (years, years)
Holding back the tears (tears, tears)
Rolling back the years (years, years)
The tears I've never shed
Torn curtain feels more like a rake
Torn curtain, how much does it take?
Burn it down (tears, tears)
Rolling back the years (years, years)
Holding back the tears (tears, tears)
Rolling back the years (years, years)
The years I've seen before
(Tears, tears)
(Years, years)
(Tears, tears)
(Years, years)
(Tears, tears)
(Years, years)
(Tears, tears)
(Years, years)
(Tears, tears)
(Years, years)
Torn curtain, such an exposé
I'm uncertain when beauty meets abuse
Torn curtain loves all ridicule
Tears, tears
Rolling back the years (years, years)
Flowing by like tears (tears, tears)
Rolling back the years (years, years)
The years I've seen before
Torn curtain giving me the glance
Torn curtain is bringing on the trance
But I'm not hurting, holding to the thread
Torn curtain lifts me on the tread
Tears, tears
Rolling back the years (years, years)
Holding back the tears (tears, tears)
Rolling back the years (years, years)
The tears I've never shed
Torn curtain feels more like a rake
Torn curtain, how much does it take?
Burn it down (tears, tears)
Rolling back the years (years, years)
Holding back the tears (tears, tears)
Rolling back the years (years, years)
The years I've seen before
(Tears, tears)
(Years, years)
(Tears, tears)
(Years, years)
(Tears, tears)
(Years, years)
(Tears, tears)
(Years, years)
(Tears, tears)
(Years, years)
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