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.
Cuando por la tarde te dije
que en realidad no pasaba nada,
tuve que bajar la cabeza
para evitar tu mirada.
Y mi vida sería más sencilla
si consiguiera explicar lo que pasa,
no tendria que estar de rodillas
suplicando las palabras.
Que las cosas cuando se estropean
es muy difícil arreglarlas,
lo que hoy te trae de cabeza
se habrá pasado mañana.
Tiraste una piedra en el agua
y vi las ondas que se acercaban
pero nunca escucho, nunca atiendo,
nunca me entero de nada.
El día que nos fuimos al bosque
con tu caja de trucos de magia
enseguida se hizo de noche
y tú dijiste que te quedabas.
Yo era joven y fuerte entonces
y no sabia lo que me esperaba,
pero recuerdo que prometiste
que ibas a estar por la mañana.
La próxima vez que te vea
no va a servirte la misma trampa
y tendrás que hacerte a la idea
de que lo nuestro no se acaba.
Lo vi en una de esas películas
de las que a ti tanto te gustaban
pero nunca escucho, nunca aprendo,
no sé que pasa que nunca me entero de nada.
que en realidad no pasaba nada,
tuve que bajar la cabeza
para evitar tu mirada.
Y mi vida sería más sencilla
si consiguiera explicar lo que pasa,
no tendria que estar de rodillas
suplicando las palabras.
Que las cosas cuando se estropean
es muy difícil arreglarlas,
lo que hoy te trae de cabeza
se habrá pasado mañana.
Tiraste una piedra en el agua
y vi las ondas que se acercaban
pero nunca escucho, nunca atiendo,
nunca me entero de nada.
El día que nos fuimos al bosque
con tu caja de trucos de magia
enseguida se hizo de noche
y tú dijiste que te quedabas.
Yo era joven y fuerte entonces
y no sabia lo que me esperaba,
pero recuerdo que prometiste
que ibas a estar por la mañana.
La próxima vez que te vea
no va a servirte la misma trampa
y tendrás que hacerte a la idea
de que lo nuestro no se acaba.
Lo vi en una de esas películas
de las que a ti tanto te gustaban
pero nunca escucho, nunca aprendo,
no sé que pasa que nunca me entero de nada.
Lyrics submitted by sarahsavedlatin
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