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.
this is us on a western atlantic coast
with no place to be
just taking in the sea
tonight with a constant buzz
we're staring at the ocean crashing on
all the rocks below
in this foreign home
this old story
when we're gone i feel i'll never miss anyone
and you lay on the grass along the edge
"is this a dream,"
you ask and i don't say anything
because this may be a dream
and we come to this place
like two convicts that have escaped
from the prison of everyday
and for the moment we'll have our stay
this old story
when we're gone i feel i'll never miss anyone
and you lay on the grass along the edge
you know that tomorrow comes like disease to us
from this cliff's edge the gulls fly below us
diving into the sea below us
and i'm not cold tonight beside you, beside you
and we're not cold tonight
this old story
when we're gone i feel i'll never miss anyone
this old story
expatriot, you're coming home
with no place to be
just taking in the sea
tonight with a constant buzz
we're staring at the ocean crashing on
all the rocks below
in this foreign home
this old story
when we're gone i feel i'll never miss anyone
and you lay on the grass along the edge
"is this a dream,"
you ask and i don't say anything
because this may be a dream
and we come to this place
like two convicts that have escaped
from the prison of everyday
and for the moment we'll have our stay
this old story
when we're gone i feel i'll never miss anyone
and you lay on the grass along the edge
you know that tomorrow comes like disease to us
from this cliff's edge the gulls fly below us
diving into the sea below us
and i'm not cold tonight beside you, beside you
and we're not cold tonight
this old story
when we're gone i feel i'll never miss anyone
this old story
expatriot, you're coming home
Lyrics submitted by minus_the_bear942
Drilling Lyrics as written by Johnson Bayles
Lyrics © SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING
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