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.
It's just another hazy morning, I can't remember what I said
I can never read the warning, I let her get inside my head
Trying to keep my thoughts together, hanging by a single thread
She's a thousand miles away, but she will be inside my head
She'll be waiting for me, she'll be waiting for me there
She'll be waiting for me, she'll be waiting for me there
She said she felt the walls collapsing, she said her world is not in synch
She couldn't tell me what I said, she said she needed time to think
She warned me not to take the same path, she said, "Be careful where you tread"
Now she's a thousand miles away, and drifting slowly from my head
Will she still be waiting? Will she still be waiting there?
Will she still be waiting? Will she still be waiting there?
Because I know she wouldn't run, and we've only just begun
To be scared of what we've done, to be safe inside, safe inside my head
I can see her waiting, I can see her waiting there
I can see her waiting, I can see her waiting there
Because I know she wouldn't run, and we've only just begun
To be scared of what we've done, to be safe inside, safe inside my head
I can never read the warning, I let her get inside my head
Trying to keep my thoughts together, hanging by a single thread
She's a thousand miles away, but she will be inside my head
She'll be waiting for me, she'll be waiting for me there
She'll be waiting for me, she'll be waiting for me there
She said she felt the walls collapsing, she said her world is not in synch
She couldn't tell me what I said, she said she needed time to think
She warned me not to take the same path, she said, "Be careful where you tread"
Now she's a thousand miles away, and drifting slowly from my head
Will she still be waiting? Will she still be waiting there?
Will she still be waiting? Will she still be waiting there?
Because I know she wouldn't run, and we've only just begun
To be scared of what we've done, to be safe inside, safe inside my head
I can see her waiting, I can see her waiting there
I can see her waiting, I can see her waiting there
Because I know she wouldn't run, and we've only just begun
To be scared of what we've done, to be safe inside, safe inside my head
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are u sure this song is about what u said, smith? dunnno : /