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.
You're so sophisticated
Your mind's been liberated
You're the first to notice when a movement's come and gone
Just as the curtain closes
I strike authentic poses
Now that we know all the words to history's sad songs
So don't be apocalyptic
There's still time to get your last licks
But very soon the glory will make shameful what is true
And don't be apologetic
So what if it is genetic?
The cowards still breathe easy as their secret's safe with you
Are you still feeling bad
That your mother left your dad?
Are you so sure that everybody lies?
Guess what your pains been done
Took perfection by everyone
And the first thing every killer reads is
Catcher in the Rye
You're so sophisticated
Your mind's been liberated
You're the first to notice when a movement's come and gone
So maybe you should just release the doves
'Cause no one will survive the end of love
Maybe you should just release the doves
'Cause no one will survive the end of love
No one will survive the end of love
No one will survive
Your mind's been liberated
You're the first to notice when a movement's come and gone
Just as the curtain closes
I strike authentic poses
Now that we know all the words to history's sad songs
So don't be apocalyptic
There's still time to get your last licks
But very soon the glory will make shameful what is true
And don't be apologetic
So what if it is genetic?
The cowards still breathe easy as their secret's safe with you
Are you still feeling bad
That your mother left your dad?
Are you so sure that everybody lies?
Guess what your pains been done
Took perfection by everyone
And the first thing every killer reads is
Catcher in the Rye
You're so sophisticated
Your mind's been liberated
You're the first to notice when a movement's come and gone
So maybe you should just release the doves
'Cause no one will survive the end of love
Maybe you should just release the doves
'Cause no one will survive the end of love
No one will survive the end of love
No one will survive
Lyrics submitted by flyswatter
End of Love Lyrics as written by Eef Barzelay
Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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