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.
[Chorus:]
Echo,
Echo-ooo
We come and we go
No, I don't want to be just another
Echo
Echo-ooo
Everywhere I go
Something that I really need
Everyone I know
Someone that i want to be.
Even though,
I don't really know
I better pick it up
Before I let it slip away
I better stick it out
Before I take another day.
Into now
Every word I say, fades out.
[Chorus]
Can only open up your eyes
When the clouds break
Can only feel alive
Even though the world shakes.
Every night
You're in my quiet, sateen, light.
Can I hold you close
To a rather full moon kiss.
Everything I know
I don't even know who it is
It all falls through
I'm here and I hear you.
[Chorus]
Do you hear me?
Do you hear me?
'Cause I need to, just to reach you
Can you hear me?
Coming clearly?
Am I hollow?
Just an echo?
[Chorus]
(Hello?)Echo
Echo-ooo
(Do you hear me?) We come and we go
(Hello?) No, I don't want to be just another
(Do you hear me?)Echo
Echo-ooo
It's just another day
And every single word I say, fades out.
Echo,
Echo-ooo
We come and we go
No, I don't want to be just another
Echo
Echo-ooo
Everywhere I go
Something that I really need
Everyone I know
Someone that i want to be.
Even though,
I don't really know
I better pick it up
Before I let it slip away
I better stick it out
Before I take another day.
Into now
Every word I say, fades out.
[Chorus]
Can only open up your eyes
When the clouds break
Can only feel alive
Even though the world shakes.
Every night
You're in my quiet, sateen, light.
Can I hold you close
To a rather full moon kiss.
Everything I know
I don't even know who it is
It all falls through
I'm here and I hear you.
[Chorus]
Do you hear me?
Do you hear me?
'Cause I need to, just to reach you
Can you hear me?
Coming clearly?
Am I hollow?
Just an echo?
[Chorus]
(Hello?)Echo
Echo-ooo
(Do you hear me?) We come and we go
(Hello?) No, I don't want to be just another
(Do you hear me?)Echo
Echo-ooo
It's just another day
And every single word I say, fades out.
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I agree with the first two posters. I think it is about wanting to be unique and individual... and memorable not just something fleeting that fades away (like an echo). But as much as you want that there will always be pressures from either yourself or others to try to compare yourself and conform. My favorite line is "Everyone I know is someone that I want to be, Even though I don't really know me" I think at some point every young adolescent feels that way...so quick to feel bad about themselves and wish they were someone else when they don't even know themselves yet. Love the song.