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.
It's a shoreline
It's high speed
It's a cruel world
And it's time
And you want to get away
Oh where to go to
When you want to get it out
Oh how to get through
If you want to get it all
You can own what you choose
And you want to live a lie
And love what you lose
It's a shoreline
It's high speed
Its a cruel world
And it's time
And you're walking away
And you try to get through
But you've got another life
From the lies they told you
And you try to do it right,
And they all will see you
If you try to steal the beat ohh
The beat will steal you
It's coming
It's coming in hard
It's high speed
It's a cruel world
And it's time
And you want to get away
Oh where to go to
When you want to get it out
Oh how to get through
If you want to get it all
You can own what you choose
And you want to live a lie
And love what you lose
It's a shoreline
It's high speed
Its a cruel world
And it's time
And you're walking away
And you try to get through
But you've got another life
From the lies they told you
And you try to do it right,
And they all will see you
If you try to steal the beat ohh
The beat will steal you
It's coming
It's coming in hard
Lyrics submitted by benadeutsch, edited by hs2twenty
7/4 (Shoreline) Lyrics as written by Brendan Canning Andrew Whiteman
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
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