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.
We agreed that it was over
Now the lines have all been drawn
The vows we made
Began to fade
But now they're gone
Put your pictures in a shoebox
And my gold ring in a drawer
I'm not supposed to love you anymore
Now, Sherry says she's jealous
Of this freedom that I've found
If she were me
She would be
Out on the town
And she says she can't imagine
What on earth I'm waitin' for
I'm not supposed to love you anymore
Oh, I shouldn't care or wonder where
And how you are
But I can't hide
This hurt inside
My broken heart
I'm fightin' back emotions
That I've never fought before
'Cause I'm not supposed to love you anymore
Now I'm writin' you this letter
And it's killin' me tonight
That I agreed when you believed
It wasn't right
And I couldn't sleep up on the bed
So I'm down here on the floor
Where I'm not supposed to love you anymore
Oh, I shouldn't care or wonder where
And how you are
But I can't hide
This hurt inside
My broken heart
I'm fightin' back emotions
That I've never fought before
'Cause I'm not supposed to love you anymore
I'm fightin' back emotions
That I've never fought before
'Cause I'm not supposed to love you anymore
Now the lines have all been drawn
The vows we made
Began to fade
But now they're gone
Put your pictures in a shoebox
And my gold ring in a drawer
I'm not supposed to love you anymore
Now, Sherry says she's jealous
Of this freedom that I've found
If she were me
She would be
Out on the town
And she says she can't imagine
What on earth I'm waitin' for
I'm not supposed to love you anymore
Oh, I shouldn't care or wonder where
And how you are
But I can't hide
This hurt inside
My broken heart
I'm fightin' back emotions
That I've never fought before
'Cause I'm not supposed to love you anymore
Now I'm writin' you this letter
And it's killin' me tonight
That I agreed when you believed
It wasn't right
And I couldn't sleep up on the bed
So I'm down here on the floor
Where I'm not supposed to love you anymore
Oh, I shouldn't care or wonder where
And how you are
But I can't hide
This hurt inside
My broken heart
I'm fightin' back emotions
That I've never fought before
'Cause I'm not supposed to love you anymore
I'm fightin' back emotions
That I've never fought before
'Cause I'm not supposed to love you anymore
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this song means so much to me. i don't know why. i cry when i hear it.