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.
Could it be that we are wrong
The more we answer the less we know
Could it be that all along
We've just believed what we've been told
Don't call me that anymore
That's not my name
Chorus:
Is this all we are
Just a shooting star
A fading memory
What have I become?
Have I come undone?
Is there something more to me?
It shouldn't be hard, but it always is
And there's so much i don't understand
24 years can't make sense of this
Will I ever know who I am?
Don't call me that anymore
That's not my name
It doesn't matter anymore
I'll find my faith
Repeat Chorus
Is this all we are?
Yeah...
Is this all we are?
There must be something more
Repeat Chorus (2x)
Yeah.....
The more we answer the less we know
Could it be that all along
We've just believed what we've been told
Don't call me that anymore
That's not my name
Chorus:
Is this all we are
Just a shooting star
A fading memory
What have I become?
Have I come undone?
Is there something more to me?
It shouldn't be hard, but it always is
And there's so much i don't understand
24 years can't make sense of this
Will I ever know who I am?
Don't call me that anymore
That's not my name
It doesn't matter anymore
I'll find my faith
Repeat Chorus
Is this all we are?
Yeah...
Is this all we are?
There must be something more
Repeat Chorus (2x)
Yeah.....
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