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 don't know where i'd be right now
if i couldn't count on you
but somehow i'm still wondering out loud
if you're everything i built up to be
there was a point where i would have been happy being friends
but you had to go and make me fall in love with you
everytime you touch my heart i have to write it off
assuming it was just a big mistake
don't know what she's trying to prove (don't know what)
but she sure did prove me right (prove me right)
can't be trusted with my life (with my life)
not with the way she's spilling out (why)
through my window, I hear sirens
hope they're heading to your house
and they get there five or ten minutes too late
i've always seemed too tolerant of things that bring me down
guess i've always been too tolerant of you
as the breeze blows the clouds over the sun
the shadows darken and fade
blackened in as the problem solver
never seems to last more then one day
if nothing else you show me
how much better things can be
there's no way i wanna risk losing everything we share
don't know what she's trying to prove (don't know what)
but she sure did prove me right (prove me right)
can't be trusted with my life (with my life)
not with the way she's spilling out (why)
when thursday came i was so confused
please tell me what to do
so i ran in cirlces in my mind
but somehow she still got away
drawing emotion from a void
never yielded anything
when will this end
i ask myself with no response inside
what should i do
to make this come out right
it's i want in life
when will this end
i try and i try but nothing seems to work
what should i do
these questions kill me each and every day
when will this end
if i couldn't count on you
but somehow i'm still wondering out loud
if you're everything i built up to be
there was a point where i would have been happy being friends
but you had to go and make me fall in love with you
everytime you touch my heart i have to write it off
assuming it was just a big mistake
don't know what she's trying to prove (don't know what)
but she sure did prove me right (prove me right)
can't be trusted with my life (with my life)
not with the way she's spilling out (why)
through my window, I hear sirens
hope they're heading to your house
and they get there five or ten minutes too late
i've always seemed too tolerant of things that bring me down
guess i've always been too tolerant of you
as the breeze blows the clouds over the sun
the shadows darken and fade
blackened in as the problem solver
never seems to last more then one day
if nothing else you show me
how much better things can be
there's no way i wanna risk losing everything we share
don't know what she's trying to prove (don't know what)
but she sure did prove me right (prove me right)
can't be trusted with my life (with my life)
not with the way she's spilling out (why)
when thursday came i was so confused
please tell me what to do
so i ran in cirlces in my mind
but somehow she still got away
drawing emotion from a void
never yielded anything
when will this end
i ask myself with no response inside
what should i do
to make this come out right
it's i want in life
when will this end
i try and i try but nothing seems to work
what should i do
these questions kill me each and every day
when will this end
Lyrics submitted by ruben
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