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 see the end of every book I've ever read,
I see the price of everything I ever said,
I feel the break in every rule I've ever bent,
And I hear the sound of all the voices in my head,
[Chorus: x2]
Fallin' away, takin' the fall,
Can't even find no peace at all,
Will we ever change, no taking it back,
One Step forward, Two steps back
I've seen the falling buildings on the TV hotel bed,
I've seen mother's babies risk their lives for a waving flag,
And I heard the Dixie Chickens run their mouths in a foreign land,
And then try to take back everything they ever said,
[Chorus: x2]
Will somebody please take this away,
You better watch everything that you say,
Because it's gonna come back to you
I see the end of every book I've ever read,
I see the price of everything I ever said,
I feel the break in every rule I've ever bent,
And I hear the sound of all the voices in my head,
[Chorus: x2]
[Repeat: x4]
Fallin' 2 steps back
I see the price of everything I ever said,
I feel the break in every rule I've ever bent,
And I hear the sound of all the voices in my head,
[Chorus: x2]
Fallin' away, takin' the fall,
Can't even find no peace at all,
Will we ever change, no taking it back,
One Step forward, Two steps back
I've seen the falling buildings on the TV hotel bed,
I've seen mother's babies risk their lives for a waving flag,
And I heard the Dixie Chickens run their mouths in a foreign land,
And then try to take back everything they ever said,
[Chorus: x2]
Will somebody please take this away,
You better watch everything that you say,
Because it's gonna come back to you
I see the end of every book I've ever read,
I see the price of everything I ever said,
I feel the break in every rule I've ever bent,
And I hear the sound of all the voices in my head,
[Chorus: x2]
[Repeat: x4]
Fallin' 2 steps back
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Two Steps Back Lyrics as written by Paul Allen Crosby Joseph Scott Sappington
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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