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 watch you as you figure out
The way your reasons failed
To open up a place for me
And leave your needs unveiled
And if you couldn't figure out
The ways I tried to
Save you
Change you
Leave you
I will leave you
Cause it's all over baby
I am gone
I guess this is the only way to teach you
I know we felt it once
But we felt it all wrong
And this could be the only way to love you
I see you on the window ledge
You've no idea I'm here
And you could turn and change it all
But I know you wouldn't, dear
The way your reasons failed
To open up a place for me
And leave your needs unveiled
And if you couldn't figure out
The ways I tried to
Save you
Change you
Leave you
I will leave you
Cause it's all over baby
I am gone
I guess this is the only way to teach you
I know we felt it once
But we felt it all wrong
And this could be the only way to love you
I see you on the window ledge
You've no idea I'm here
And you could turn and change it all
But I know you wouldn't, dear
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