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.
The time has come for me
To leave this place of complacency
And step out across that line
To the place where I
Can leave all that I have behind
And give you this heart of mine
But what if I'm the only one to break
The silence
What if I'm the only one to crack the ice
[Chorus]
I'll join the rocks in their singing
I'll join the ocean as it harmonizes with the shore
I'll clap my hands with the mountains
As all creation cries for me
I'll never stop if I'm the last one living
Your song goes on and on and I must testify
I know that I was born to worship
So if all the singing seems to stop
I'll join the rocks
My ship is sailing now
Into an ocean and I can't tell
What's on the other side
But I know if I don't leave
My heart will never forgive me
And I'll be left behind
But what if I'm the only one to see
There's more to this
What if we have just begun to scratch the surface
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
To leave this place of complacency
And step out across that line
To the place where I
Can leave all that I have behind
And give you this heart of mine
But what if I'm the only one to break
The silence
What if I'm the only one to crack the ice
[Chorus]
I'll join the rocks in their singing
I'll join the ocean as it harmonizes with the shore
I'll clap my hands with the mountains
As all creation cries for me
I'll never stop if I'm the last one living
Your song goes on and on and I must testify
I know that I was born to worship
So if all the singing seems to stop
I'll join the rocks
My ship is sailing now
Into an ocean and I can't tell
What's on the other side
But I know if I don't leave
My heart will never forgive me
And I'll be left behind
But what if I'm the only one to see
There's more to this
What if we have just begun to scratch the surface
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
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