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 can't see the meaning
Of this life I'm leading
I try to forget you
As you forgot me
This time there is nothing
Left for you to take
This is goodbye
Summer is miles and miles away
And no one would ask me to stay
And I
Should contemplate this change
To ease the pain
And I
Should step out of the rain
Turn away
Close to ending it all
I am drifting through the
Stages of the rapture
Born within this loss
Thoughts of death inside
Tear me apart from the
Core of my soul
Summer is miles and miles away
And no one would ask me to stay
And I
Should contemplate this change
To ease the pain
And I
Should step out of the rain
Turn away
At times the
Dark's fading slowly
But it never sustains
Would someone
Watch over me
In my time of need?
Summer is miles and miles away
And no one would ask me to stay
And I
Should contemplate this change
To ease the pain
And I
Should step out of the rain
Turn away
And I
Should contemplate this change
To ease the pain
And I
Should step out of the rain
Turn away
Of this life I'm leading
I try to forget you
As you forgot me
This time there is nothing
Left for you to take
This is goodbye
Summer is miles and miles away
And no one would ask me to stay
And I
Should contemplate this change
To ease the pain
And I
Should step out of the rain
Turn away
Close to ending it all
I am drifting through the
Stages of the rapture
Born within this loss
Thoughts of death inside
Tear me apart from the
Core of my soul
Summer is miles and miles away
And no one would ask me to stay
And I
Should contemplate this change
To ease the pain
And I
Should step out of the rain
Turn away
At times the
Dark's fading slowly
But it never sustains
Would someone
Watch over me
In my time of need?
Summer is miles and miles away
And no one would ask me to stay
And I
Should contemplate this change
To ease the pain
And I
Should step out of the rain
Turn away
And I
Should contemplate this change
To ease the pain
And I
Should step out of the rain
Turn away
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