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.
Between this world and the next
I want to locate a bit of you
Will I feel it or gaze in emptiness
Who'd guess it could be so unfinished
A never ending infernal process
Yeah where is that bliss
The ordinary life I knew that was so exquisite
You long for the flowers
I get more from the hours spent
Minutes that are free of dissent
A day without argument
You said you long for the flowers
That you remember
A song sang from the shower
How I used to bend words
You asked me where did all that go
And I have no answer
I admit that I'm giving up hope
And wondering if it can survive
One day will we just begin again
One day will we begin again
You said you long for the flowers
That you remember
A song sang from the shower
How I used to bend words
You asked me where did all that go
And I have no answer
I admit that I'm giving up hope
And wondering if it can survive
Don't think I take lightly
The wilting we feel
I wish for surviving
But time, but time
It steals like a thief
Whoa, don't think I take take lightly
The wilting we feel
I wish for surviving
But time, but time
It steals like a thief
I want to locate a bit of you
Will I feel it or gaze in emptiness
Who'd guess it could be so unfinished
A never ending infernal process
Yeah where is that bliss
The ordinary life I knew that was so exquisite
You long for the flowers
I get more from the hours spent
Minutes that are free of dissent
A day without argument
You said you long for the flowers
That you remember
A song sang from the shower
How I used to bend words
You asked me where did all that go
And I have no answer
I admit that I'm giving up hope
And wondering if it can survive
One day will we just begin again
One day will we begin again
You said you long for the flowers
That you remember
A song sang from the shower
How I used to bend words
You asked me where did all that go
And I have no answer
I admit that I'm giving up hope
And wondering if it can survive
Don't think I take lightly
The wilting we feel
I wish for surviving
But time, but time
It steals like a thief
Whoa, don't think I take take lightly
The wilting we feel
I wish for surviving
But time, but time
It steals like a thief
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gee, I hope it is about a girl...
"you asked me where did all that go and I have no answer I admit that I'm giving up hope and wondering if it can survive"
Because if the chorus describes the old school style then whats the giving up hope part about...?