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've been watchin' you from afar
And the way you make your way around the bar
You laugh like your really entertained
And you smile like it's your favorite game
Now you're movin' closer to me
Then our eyes are connected emotionally
I'm not lookin' for a one night stand
Or a place for a broken heart to mend
I know everybody here wants to hold ya
I know what it's like cause I feel the same
When you look in my eyes
There's a part of me that's still afraid
And when you say you love me
Do you mean it?
Baby when you hold me
Do you feel it?
Should I believe the magic in your eyes
I would wait until the end of time,
To hear you say you love me
Like you mean it
Baby when you hold me
Make me feel it
All I want to do is make you mine
I've been hurt way too many times
They say, if you want to make God laugh
Then all you gotta to do is tell him your plans
I know that the timing's not right
Didn't know that I would meet you tonight
It's not that I don't really like the attention
I feel like the only man in the room
Are you really sincere?
Is this just somethin' that you do?
And when you say you love me
Do you mean it?
Baby when you hold me
Do you feel it?
Should I believe the magic in your eyes
I would wait until the end of time,
To hear you say you love me
Like you mean it
Baby when you hold me
Make me feel it
All I want to do is make you mine
I've been hurt way too many times
Again and again and again
I've been hurt my friend til the end
You know I've been high, I've been low
I got no place left to go
Again and again and again
When will this search ever end?
And when you say you love me
Do you mean it?
Baby when you hold me
Do you feel it?
Should I believe the magic in your eyes
I would wait until the end of time,
To hear you say you love me
Like you mean it
Baby when you hold me
Make me feel it
All I want to do is make you mine
I would wait until the end of time
Baby say you love me
Come on baby say you love me
To hear you say you love me
And the way you make your way around the bar
You laugh like your really entertained
And you smile like it's your favorite game
Now you're movin' closer to me
Then our eyes are connected emotionally
I'm not lookin' for a one night stand
Or a place for a broken heart to mend
I know everybody here wants to hold ya
I know what it's like cause I feel the same
When you look in my eyes
There's a part of me that's still afraid
And when you say you love me
Do you mean it?
Baby when you hold me
Do you feel it?
Should I believe the magic in your eyes
I would wait until the end of time,
To hear you say you love me
Like you mean it
Baby when you hold me
Make me feel it
All I want to do is make you mine
I've been hurt way too many times
They say, if you want to make God laugh
Then all you gotta to do is tell him your plans
I know that the timing's not right
Didn't know that I would meet you tonight
It's not that I don't really like the attention
I feel like the only man in the room
Are you really sincere?
Is this just somethin' that you do?
And when you say you love me
Do you mean it?
Baby when you hold me
Do you feel it?
Should I believe the magic in your eyes
I would wait until the end of time,
To hear you say you love me
Like you mean it
Baby when you hold me
Make me feel it
All I want to do is make you mine
I've been hurt way too many times
Again and again and again
I've been hurt my friend til the end
You know I've been high, I've been low
I got no place left to go
Again and again and again
When will this search ever end?
And when you say you love me
Do you mean it?
Baby when you hold me
Do you feel it?
Should I believe the magic in your eyes
I would wait until the end of time,
To hear you say you love me
Like you mean it
Baby when you hold me
Make me feel it
All I want to do is make you mine
I would wait until the end of time
Baby say you love me
Come on baby say you love me
To hear you say you love me
Lyrics submitted by phoenix7239
When You Say You Love Me Lyrics as written by Rick Nowles Darren Hayes
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group
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