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 only been a week
The rush of being home and rapid fading
I fell into a call
But I was missing all that time in England
I send the aimless sleep
Unfettered by the help of transportation
To knock on windows where
A friend no longer live I had forgotten
And everywhere I go
There's always something to remind me
Of another place and time
Where love had traveled far and found me
We stayed outside til two
Waiting for the light to come back
I didn't talk I knew
Until you asked what I was thinking
Until you asked what I was thinking
Brave men tell the truth
The wise mans tools are analogies and puzzles
The woman holds her tongue
Knowing silence will speak for her
Brave men tell the truth
The wise mans tools are analogies and puzzles
The woman holds her tongue
Knowing silence will speak for her
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me
So now I'll never know,
As you will only sleep beside me,
And everywhere I go
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me
The rush of being home and rapid fading
I fell into a call
But I was missing all that time in England
I send the aimless sleep
Unfettered by the help of transportation
To knock on windows where
A friend no longer live I had forgotten
And everywhere I go
There's always something to remind me
Of another place and time
Where love had traveled far and found me
We stayed outside til two
Waiting for the light to come back
I didn't talk I knew
Until you asked what I was thinking
Until you asked what I was thinking
Brave men tell the truth
The wise mans tools are analogies and puzzles
The woman holds her tongue
Knowing silence will speak for her
Brave men tell the truth
The wise mans tools are analogies and puzzles
The woman holds her tongue
Knowing silence will speak for her
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me
So now I'll never know,
As you will only sleep beside me,
And everywhere I go
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me,
Will remind, will remind, will remind me
Lyrics submitted by musical_snob, edited by VViP30U7
Remind Me Lyrics as written by Torbjorn Brundtland Erlend Otre Oeye
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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