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.
Don't go racing
When you're on your own
Your feet down and raining
You see that you have flown
Now then the years seem
like memories,
broken dreams.
How can I turn back around?
Slip back and join in the crowd
If I could love you
Don't go racing
With the world in your head
It's no generation
Now let the fear be
Memories broken dreams
How can you turn back around?
Slip back and join in the crowd
Forces keep pushing me down
Yet I would love you
If you could love everyone of us
If I could love you
When you're on your own
Your feet down and raining
You see that you have flown
Now then the years seem
like memories,
broken dreams.
How can I turn back around?
Slip back and join in the crowd
If I could love you
Don't go racing
With the world in your head
It's no generation
Now let the fear be
Memories broken dreams
How can you turn back around?
Slip back and join in the crowd
Forces keep pushing me down
Yet I would love you
If you could love everyone of us
If I could love you
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this song is beautiful. and it was perfect for united states of leland. how its all about not be able to go back on anything.
I think anyone who has ever stopped for a moment to look at his or her own life can relate to this song. Personally, I feel like I'm always racing. Maybe it's because I'm constantly searching for something I once had.