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.
Let's call this ?everything? what is seems
A violent distortion of ALL my dreams
Just to spite the cold that seems to feed
And still it burns inside of me
When everything and nothing become the same
And everyone's at fault but no one's to blame
Question is- will you remain the same?
Or will you half step you life away?
Now I'm lost in this without all the rest- it Seems so close but so far away
Fall in line or be what's forgotten
Hurts as much to say
NEVER NOTHING
And though I try
So why do you give this away?
So you will know
This love I call a lie
Then you will say
So why do you give this away?
So you will know this love I call a lie
Defining Definitions of what ?should? be
One part honest and two parts mean
Believing nothing - seeing is all I need
Judging for myself what will come for me
When all of it is here it moves so slow
But I wonder will I know
Planting all the seeds of doubt that grow
when these fields of hate take hold
Fall in line or be what's forgotten
Now I'm lost in this without all the rest- it Seems so close but so far away
Hurts as much to say
NEVER NOTHING
so why do you give this away?
And though I try
So you will know
This love I call a lie
Then you will say
So why do you give this away?
But with all things involving the dream
So you will know this love I call a lie
The push/ pull is not what it seems
The love/ hate of what it all means
Has taken the life out of me
And I know that it's so hard to find
And then even harder to hide
But it's yours to decide?
I'm lost in this without all the rest- it Seems so close but so far away
Fall in line or be what's forgotten
Hurts as much to say
NEVER NOTHING
And though I try
So why do you give this away?
So you will know
Then you will say
This love I call a lie
So you will know this love I call a lie
So why do you give this away?
And though I try
So you will know/
So why do you give this away?
This love I call a lie
Then you will say
So you will know this love I call a lieso why do you give this away?
A violent distortion of ALL my dreams
Just to spite the cold that seems to feed
And still it burns inside of me
When everything and nothing become the same
And everyone's at fault but no one's to blame
Question is- will you remain the same?
Or will you half step you life away?
Now I'm lost in this without all the rest- it Seems so close but so far away
Fall in line or be what's forgotten
Hurts as much to say
NEVER NOTHING
And though I try
So why do you give this away?
So you will know
This love I call a lie
Then you will say
So why do you give this away?
So you will know this love I call a lie
Defining Definitions of what ?should? be
One part honest and two parts mean
Believing nothing - seeing is all I need
Judging for myself what will come for me
When all of it is here it moves so slow
But I wonder will I know
Planting all the seeds of doubt that grow
when these fields of hate take hold
Fall in line or be what's forgotten
Now I'm lost in this without all the rest- it Seems so close but so far away
Hurts as much to say
NEVER NOTHING
so why do you give this away?
And though I try
So you will know
This love I call a lie
Then you will say
So why do you give this away?
But with all things involving the dream
So you will know this love I call a lie
The push/ pull is not what it seems
The love/ hate of what it all means
Has taken the life out of me
And I know that it's so hard to find
And then even harder to hide
But it's yours to decide?
I'm lost in this without all the rest- it Seems so close but so far away
Fall in line or be what's forgotten
Hurts as much to say
NEVER NOTHING
And though I try
So why do you give this away?
So you will know
Then you will say
This love I call a lie
So you will know this love I call a lie
So why do you give this away?
And though I try
So you will know/
So why do you give this away?
This love I call a lie
Then you will say
So you will know this love I call a lieso why do you give this away?
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