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.
Astair your glare is killing me
Astair is skies of blue
The signs you wear are making me
So confused
But the mountains and the trees
Are they just what you need
Or are they less than what
You'd expect to see
And if you're leaving
Well come give me a reason
Why I let you down
Before you turn around
Now, now before you turn around
Astair you're there and I'm still here
I swear I'm so confused
The signs you wear are making me
Feel like I'm the one to lose
But the canyons and the seas
Are they just what you need
Or are they less than what
You'd expect to see
And if you're leaving
Well come give me a reason
Why I let you down
Before you turn around
Now, now before you turn around [x2]
But the mountains and the trees
Are they what you perceive
Or are they less than what
You'd expect to see
And if you're leaving
Well come give me a reason
Why I let you down
Before you turn around
Now, now before you turn around
Before you turn around
Astair is skies of blue
The signs you wear are making me
So confused
But the mountains and the trees
Are they just what you need
Or are they less than what
You'd expect to see
And if you're leaving
Well come give me a reason
Why I let you down
Before you turn around
Now, now before you turn around
Astair you're there and I'm still here
I swear I'm so confused
The signs you wear are making me
Feel like I'm the one to lose
But the canyons and the seas
Are they just what you need
Or are they less than what
You'd expect to see
And if you're leaving
Well come give me a reason
Why I let you down
Before you turn around
Now, now before you turn around [x2]
But the mountains and the trees
Are they what you perceive
Or are they less than what
You'd expect to see
And if you're leaving
Well come give me a reason
Why I let you down
Before you turn around
Now, now before you turn around
Before you turn around
Lyrics submitted by esoteric-heart
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This is mine and my girlfriends song. everything about it is beautiful and whenever i hear it it reminds me that wherever in the world we are. She and i will always be in love.
Its the perfect song for.....
well....
everything.
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i'm in love with this song. his voice is so smooth and addictive. this is definitely one of my favorites.
^^same, i love it its so beautiful! more people need to start listening to matt costa... i heard him on tour w/jack johnson this summer.. hes amazing.. seems like this girl has left him and he doesnt know why but he expects what she left him for is not what she expected..
I love this song, and yeah I do think that Astair Left him and he doesnt know why Matt Costa is way awesome I saw him on tour with Jack Johnson too, and I got the "Songs We Sing" album For Christmas haha so good!
I agree, great song. Astair is leaving him and he has no idea why.
this is a great song, i agree its about a girl leaving him because he doesn't meet her expectations. i think hes given it all he's got (canyons and the seas, mountains and the trees) butshe wants more. this poor guys seems like hes gotten his heart broken a few times. but he'll be rich soon, once more people hear him. lol!
i don't think so...i think mountain,cayon,sea...are the place she came (in his opnion ) because he thought these places can not compare with him...it's not a reason she(astair) leavin' him,he needs a another reason from her.... :)
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this is one of those really sweet smooth song that makes you think why she would ever leave. she's gone and he doesn't know why. favorite part:
But the mountains and the trees Are they just what you need Or are they less than what You'd expect to see