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.
Do you see me
Do you feel me like I feel you
Call your number
I can not get through
You don't hear me and I don't understand
When I reach out I don't find your hand
Was it wasted words and did they mean a thing
And all our precious time but I still feel so in between
[Chorus:]
Some day I just keep pretending
That you'll say dreaming of a different ending
I want to hold on but it hurts so bad
And I can't keep something that I never had
I keep tell myself things can turn around with time
And if I wait it out you could always change your mind
Like a fairy tale where it works out in the end
Can I close my eyes have you lying here again
Then I come back down
They don't pay back and
Then I realize its just what might have been.
[Chorus]
Am I a shadow on your wall
Am I anything at all
Anything to you
Am I a secret that you came
Do you dream me while your sleeping after all
Some day I just keep pretending
That you'll say dreaming of a different ending
I want to hold on but it hurts so bad
And I can't keep something that I never had
That I never had
I want to hold on but it hurts so bad
And I can't keep something that I never had
You don't see me, you don't feel me like I feel you
Do you feel me like I feel you
Call your number
I can not get through
You don't hear me and I don't understand
When I reach out I don't find your hand
Was it wasted words and did they mean a thing
And all our precious time but I still feel so in between
[Chorus:]
Some day I just keep pretending
That you'll say dreaming of a different ending
I want to hold on but it hurts so bad
And I can't keep something that I never had
I keep tell myself things can turn around with time
And if I wait it out you could always change your mind
Like a fairy tale where it works out in the end
Can I close my eyes have you lying here again
Then I come back down
They don't pay back and
Then I realize its just what might have been.
[Chorus]
Am I a shadow on your wall
Am I anything at all
Anything to you
Am I a secret that you came
Do you dream me while your sleeping after all
Some day I just keep pretending
That you'll say dreaming of a different ending
I want to hold on but it hurts so bad
And I can't keep something that I never had
That I never had
I want to hold on but it hurts so bad
And I can't keep something that I never had
You don't see me, you don't feel me like I feel you
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this song discribes the situation i was in last winter with a boy. like we kissed and all that and i thought it meant more then it did... and yeah he left. and i was stuck thinking 'what the fuck?' you know? and i kept on thinking about it over and over again. i was wondering what would happen between us if he had stayed in town and if all of these things hadn't happened you know?
but in the end, i was pining over something that was never mine to begin with.
can i close my eyes have you lying here again? then i come back down then i fade back in then realize its just what might have been
fits the situation EXACTLY.
It's great that someone else sees the greatness in this song. I've tried to get other people to listen to it, but they are ignorant.
Sorry to hear about your situation. Music can be healing, though. Music, including this song, has helped me through a lot of tough times. This one actually tends to depress me. It's so beautiful and I have so many memories of good times that I can't relive again tied to it.
this song reminds me of feelings i had for a girl, but she never seemed to care.... at all, i wrote songs, i was nice to her, but nothing seemed to work, so i'm letting go, 'i can't keep something that i never had'
I just really like this song. It is sad to listen to though..
This song is just amazing. It all about a girl and she's in love but then the loves gone and she misses it and she knows she can never have it again and there nothing she can do but she's also song beacuse...
She rememeber the memories and she wants them back and she knows thats not gna happen but they're also gonna stay with her and this proves it.
can i close my eyes have you lying here again? then i come back down then i fade back in then realize its just what might have been
this song is about unrequited love. this girl has loved this guy for ages and always dreams about him lying next to her and them being together. she wonders if he ever felt the same because there were signs. she tried to make him realise that theyd be so perfect together but never actually admitted her feelings. now its too late. he is moving away to another place and she cant stand the pain. she knows that when he goes away there will be nothing left in her life... she doesnt want to get over him because she loves him so much but what else can she do in this situation? it hurts her really deep... he might like another girl "if i wait out, you could always change your mind" and she still has hopes that they could be together...
It's weird, there's never been a song to address this..issue. I love how I can relate.. but thats what every one of us who have commented has said about this song.. There's plenty of songs about break ups etc, but never those that didnt get to dating.
My situation fits the song perfectly.
There was this guy I fell in love with, and liked on and off for 3 years, literally from the moment I was introduced to him. We became good friends, but he was a player. He went through girl friends like shirts, but I still wanted him to want me like I wanted him. We hooked up a few times...just kissing and stuff.. he was my first kiss. I dont regret it, it was amazing.. I just wish he loved me back.
"Am I a shadow on your wall? Am I anything at all? Anything to you. Am I a secret that you keep? Do you dream me while you're sleeping after all?"
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