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.
I couldn't find you
Last night for quite some time,
Wishing to tell you
Everything running through my mind.
We would've drove down
Over the bridge and towards the sea,
Parking the sad car
In between twenty-fourth and fifth.
I wanna write a song
About our love
But there is none.
I wanna write a song
(About our love)
But there is none
Still I continue
Driving the lonely road
Thoughts running over
And humming a sad forgotten song.
Wasting all our time
That you're spending with someone else.
I better go home now;
This car simply won't go far enough.
I wanna write a song
About our love
But there is none
I wanna write a song
(About our love)
But there is none
Satiate my mind
And calm my nerves to look and find
Words that aren't enough
And never show a single piece of my mind.
I wanna write a song
About our love
But there is none
I wanna write a song
But there is none.
Last night for quite some time,
Wishing to tell you
Everything running through my mind.
We would've drove down
Over the bridge and towards the sea,
Parking the sad car
In between twenty-fourth and fifth.
I wanna write a song
About our love
But there is none.
I wanna write a song
(About our love)
But there is none
Still I continue
Driving the lonely road
Thoughts running over
And humming a sad forgotten song.
Wasting all our time
That you're spending with someone else.
I better go home now;
This car simply won't go far enough.
I wanna write a song
About our love
But there is none
I wanna write a song
(About our love)
But there is none
Satiate my mind
And calm my nerves to look and find
Words that aren't enough
And never show a single piece of my mind.
I wanna write a song
About our love
But there is none
I wanna write a song
But there is none.
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at the end, am i hearing incorrectly or does he say "I'll...die...without...you..." ?