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.
A cold sunday afternoon
The clouds gather over you
A long awaited point of view
I've waited too long for the truth
and honestly I can only wait a lifetime
Hopefully before too long you'll be mine
A cold and windy summers night
The truth lies where it is daylight
A long awaited warmth to unite
Well I live a lie
and honestly I can only wait a lifetime
Hopefully before too long you'll be mine
The miles and miles between us [3x]
and honestly I can only wait a lifetime
Hopefully before too long you'll be mine
and honestly I can only wait a lifetime
Hopefully before too long you'll be mine
The clouds gather over you
A long awaited point of view
I've waited too long for the truth
and honestly I can only wait a lifetime
Hopefully before too long you'll be mine
A cold and windy summers night
The truth lies where it is daylight
A long awaited warmth to unite
Well I live a lie
and honestly I can only wait a lifetime
Hopefully before too long you'll be mine
The miles and miles between us [3x]
and honestly I can only wait a lifetime
Hopefully before too long you'll be mine
and honestly I can only wait a lifetime
Hopefully before too long you'll be mine
Lyrics submitted by Webmaster
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well i wanted you to check out this song and tell me what you think it means, to me it means he's waiting for something in the first verse, second verse you notice "cold summers night" meaning i think lonely, then he says "the truth lies where it is daylight" meaning i think since he said its nightime, then the person he is lonely for is on the other side of the world, then in the next line he uses the word warmth obviously because its a cold night as stated in the first line of the second verse... then he says "well i live a lie" meaning i think he is losing hope because this person is so far away, yet he doesnt want to give up hope because as the chorus says "i can only wait a lifetime"...... well girl, this song sounds so good when you hear it too.. k til next time byee