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.
My little sister, dreaming of monsters
When will the story come to the turning-point?
And make you happy, not being stepped on
By strangers shadows every night
My dearest brother, king of time
Breathing your own made up atmosphere
I was down in the dark when I heard you call
I could barely decide where your voice was coming from
And I ran across the water
With violent winds in my back
I saw the famous sadness
And it filled up evey crack
But if your world is mine
And if your words are mine
And if your blood is mine
Then how could I ever leave it behind?
Sister, sweet sister, what do you see?
Don't marry a picture that could never be
I stand here on my toes to find your place
I've looked everywhere, but the story keeps sliding
Further away
And I sailed across an ocean
On All American Winds
On my way towards something
Somthing my eyes had never seen
And if your world is mine
And if your words are mine
And if your blood is mine
Then how could I ever leave it behind?
Yeah, you're so close now
You're words coming through
I'm sick from this longing, but what can I do?
I'm hanging on still to this thin thread
I'm clinging on to the one thing that you
Never had...
And I ran across a desert
And it took a thousand years
But I was never afraid of anything
'Cause there was nothing left for me to fear
And I sailed across an ocean
On all American violent winds
On my way towards something
Something my eyes had never seen
And if your world is mine
And if your words are mine
And if your blood is mine
Then how could I ever leave it behind?
When will the story come to the turning-point?
And make you happy, not being stepped on
By strangers shadows every night
My dearest brother, king of time
Breathing your own made up atmosphere
I was down in the dark when I heard you call
I could barely decide where your voice was coming from
And I ran across the water
With violent winds in my back
I saw the famous sadness
And it filled up evey crack
But if your world is mine
And if your words are mine
And if your blood is mine
Then how could I ever leave it behind?
Sister, sweet sister, what do you see?
Don't marry a picture that could never be
I stand here on my toes to find your place
I've looked everywhere, but the story keeps sliding
Further away
And I sailed across an ocean
On All American Winds
On my way towards something
Somthing my eyes had never seen
And if your world is mine
And if your words are mine
And if your blood is mine
Then how could I ever leave it behind?
Yeah, you're so close now
You're words coming through
I'm sick from this longing, but what can I do?
I'm hanging on still to this thin thread
I'm clinging on to the one thing that you
Never had...
And I ran across a desert
And it took a thousand years
But I was never afraid of anything
'Cause there was nothing left for me to fear
And I sailed across an ocean
On all American violent winds
On my way towards something
Something my eyes had never seen
And if your world is mine
And if your words are mine
And if your blood is mine
Then how could I ever leave it behind?
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