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.
Where are you?
and where am I?
we've been slippin slowly south
I guess my tounge is tied
to the stary sky tonight
Cause im not sure
whats goin on
I feel the earth quakin beneath me
It feels like elephants
tremblin my hollow chest
If i could move just one fingernail
to scratch your name on the back of my hand
so i would never forget you again
Remember when
was way back then
and as for now
just danglin
between the moon and melon sunset
and where am I?
we've been slippin slowly south
I guess my tounge is tied
to the stary sky tonight
Cause im not sure
whats goin on
I feel the earth quakin beneath me
It feels like elephants
tremblin my hollow chest
If i could move just one fingernail
to scratch your name on the back of my hand
so i would never forget you again
Remember when
was way back then
and as for now
just danglin
between the moon and melon sunset
Lyrics submitted by Aerion
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"If i could move just one fingernail to scratch your name on the back of my hand so i would never forget you again " i looooove that lyric. what a pretty song.
About being in a foreign place, or secluded land where no one you know or love is close.
some of the lyrics are kinda wrong, not really the lyrics but certain words.
But anyway, "If I could move just one fingernail/ I'd scratch your name on the back of my hand/ So I would never forget you again."
I love that part. That's how I feel sometimes. If I wasn't feeling so dead sometimes I would tell people how I felt about them.
the last stanza is amaaaaaazing. love.
love saves the day :)
the meaning of this song is pretty clear, yeah? people fading apart and stuff. . .
we've been slipping..slowly...south...... i love this song. it kind of sounds like he's freaking out, idk...something in his voice makes me feel like having a panic attack. probably the elephants part...lol..but seriously, it does give me that vibe.