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.
Drifting out of time
Something on your mind
And I wanna be the one that you
Call when you get down
No matter where you are in the
World I'll be around
Fly me away on an aeroplane
High in the sky
Wanna see you again
Wanna know this time
Gonna tell you what I'm feeling
Gonna know this time
Gonna get it back that feeling
Miles and miles of sun
Endless roads twist on
Don't wanna live a life in
A world that's all the same
The crazy little things that
You do are so magical
This crazy life
This crazy world
We're living in is magical
Something on your mind
And I wanna be the one that you
Call when you get down
No matter where you are in the
World I'll be around
Fly me away on an aeroplane
High in the sky
Wanna see you again
Wanna know this time
Gonna tell you what I'm feeling
Gonna know this time
Gonna get it back that feeling
Miles and miles of sun
Endless roads twist on
Don't wanna live a life in
A world that's all the same
The crazy little things that
You do are so magical
This crazy life
This crazy world
We're living in is magical
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