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.
Sick and tired of this world
There's no more air
Tripping over myself
Going nowhere
Waiting
Suffocating
No direction
I took a dive
On all the way down
I saw you
And you save me from myself
And won't forget the way you love me
And on the way down
I almost fell right through
But I held on to you
Been wondering why
It's only me
Have you always been inside?
Waiting to be
It's all right
Sunlight on my face
Wake up, yeah
I'm alive
'Cause on the way down
I saw you
And you saved me from myself
And won't forget the way you love me
On the way down
I almost fell right through
But I held onto you
I was so afraid
I'm going under
But now
Weight of the world
Feels like nothing
No nothing
Down down down
You're all I wanted
Down down down
You're all I needed now
Down down down
You're all I wanted
You're all I needed
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
And won't forget the way you love me
Ah
All I wanted
All I needed now
On the way down
I saw you
Save me from myself
And won't forget the way you love me
And on the way down
I almost fell right through
But held onto you
Down down down
But I held onto you
Down down down
But I held onto you
Held onto youâ?¦
There's no more air
Tripping over myself
Going nowhere
Waiting
Suffocating
No direction
I took a dive
On all the way down
I saw you
And you save me from myself
And won't forget the way you love me
And on the way down
I almost fell right through
But I held on to you
Been wondering why
It's only me
Have you always been inside?
Waiting to be
It's all right
Sunlight on my face
Wake up, yeah
I'm alive
'Cause on the way down
I saw you
And you saved me from myself
And won't forget the way you love me
On the way down
I almost fell right through
But I held onto you
I was so afraid
I'm going under
But now
Weight of the world
Feels like nothing
No nothing
Down down down
You're all I wanted
Down down down
You're all I needed now
Down down down
You're all I wanted
You're all I needed
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
And won't forget the way you love me
Ah
All I wanted
All I needed now
On the way down
I saw you
Save me from myself
And won't forget the way you love me
And on the way down
I almost fell right through
But held onto you
Down down down
But I held onto you
Down down down
But I held onto you
Held onto youâ?¦
Lyrics submitted by .one.last.try., edited by 19pjohns
On the Way Down Lyrics as written by Sabelle Breer Curtis J. Frasca
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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