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.
Falling away from you always seems so tragic in my mind
I hear that you're doing well now
Things I wish I could have heard from you
But it's been so long since the first time
We tried, oh but anyway...
All my friends say hello
The phone rings, as soft sheets and daylight surround me
She's gone, they tell me. Are you listening?
For the life of me I can't see
Through this haze of sleepless dreaming
Light breaks, the morning shades wake but rise no more
I could have called her the night before empty broken promises lost
I never said goodbye
I never had the time
I never said goodbye
For the life of me I can't see through this haze of sleepless dreaming
Light breaks, the morning shades wake but rise no more
I should have called her the night before you were broken
Now everything's lost
Everything seems lost
All I see in my dreams...
I hear that you're doing well now
Things I wish I could have heard from you
But it's been so long since the first time
We tried, oh but anyway...
All my friends say hello
The phone rings, as soft sheets and daylight surround me
She's gone, they tell me. Are you listening?
For the life of me I can't see
Through this haze of sleepless dreaming
Light breaks, the morning shades wake but rise no more
I could have called her the night before empty broken promises lost
I never said goodbye
I never had the time
I never said goodbye
For the life of me I can't see through this haze of sleepless dreaming
Light breaks, the morning shades wake but rise no more
I should have called her the night before you were broken
Now everything's lost
Everything seems lost
All I see in my dreams...
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