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.
I never dreamed that
I could fall
But something's come
Over me
Now I'm sittin' starin'
At the wall
Afraid for my sanity
The sound of your voice
The touch of your skin
It's hauntin' me
I'm still tryin' to come
To my senses
But I can't look back
So I'm takin' my chances
I wanna give you my heart
Give you my soul
I wanna lay in your arms
Never let go
Don't wanna live my
Life without you
But I know when you're gone
Like a fire needs a spark
Like a fool in the dark
I´ll cry for you
Wonderin' why I'm
Runnin' scared
From what I believe in
I know that love
Is just another word
To say what I'm feelin'
For once in my life
The future is mine
It's callin' me
I've been searchin' so long
For an answer
But it's too late now
So I'm takin' my chances
I could fall
But something's come
Over me
Now I'm sittin' starin'
At the wall
Afraid for my sanity
The sound of your voice
The touch of your skin
It's hauntin' me
I'm still tryin' to come
To my senses
But I can't look back
So I'm takin' my chances
I wanna give you my heart
Give you my soul
I wanna lay in your arms
Never let go
Don't wanna live my
Life without you
But I know when you're gone
Like a fire needs a spark
Like a fool in the dark
I´ll cry for you
Wonderin' why I'm
Runnin' scared
From what I believe in
I know that love
Is just another word
To say what I'm feelin'
For once in my life
The future is mine
It's callin' me
I've been searchin' so long
For an answer
But it's too late now
So I'm takin' my chances
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I really love this song.... brings a tear to my eye everytime I hear it. I think its about being so in love that you cant even think of being without someone, apart from them at all even for a few hours just wanting to lose your self in the person and forget about anything but them.
i so can relate to this song in so many ways. i have been there and listening to this song brings sweet memories
What she [lebarongirl2000] said can relate to me somehow...only that the girl that i fell for doesn't have any feelings for me T_T
This song makes me think of a slow-starting relationship that perhaps wasn't expected to become a relationship at all, until bam! He realizes he can't imagine life without her. I love this song too.