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.
I've been living it my way
I've been living it for myself
It's the things that you don't say
About the way that I know you've felt
Everything right in my eyes
Two are one and as a whole
Pour yourself into my life
Can't feel without your soul
Say that you'll find no one else
I pray that you find nothing
To tarnish the shine on what we've built
Beneath you and I
Living our lives
Evergreen
I've been given the one thing
I've been given the greatest gift
I've been sheltered on my way
Covered by all you give
Greater good shines in my sky
I bathe in its precious glow
Grounded in the heart of life
I've got something that can grow
Say that you'll find no one else
I pray that you find nothing
To tarnish the shine on what we've built
Beneath you and I
Not affected by the ever changing world around us
We're protected by the things we share so deep inside us
Say that you'll stay
We'll stay evergreen
Evergreen
Say that you'll find no one else
I pray that you find nothing
To tarnish the shine on what we've built
Beneath you and I
Living our lives
Evergreen
I've been living it for myself
It's the things that you don't say
About the way that I know you've felt
Everything right in my eyes
Two are one and as a whole
Pour yourself into my life
Can't feel without your soul
Say that you'll find no one else
I pray that you find nothing
To tarnish the shine on what we've built
Beneath you and I
Living our lives
Evergreen
I've been given the one thing
I've been given the greatest gift
I've been sheltered on my way
Covered by all you give
Greater good shines in my sky
I bathe in its precious glow
Grounded in the heart of life
I've got something that can grow
Say that you'll find no one else
I pray that you find nothing
To tarnish the shine on what we've built
Beneath you and I
Not affected by the ever changing world around us
We're protected by the things we share so deep inside us
Say that you'll stay
We'll stay evergreen
Evergreen
Say that you'll find no one else
I pray that you find nothing
To tarnish the shine on what we've built
Beneath you and I
Living our lives
Evergreen
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