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.
A new, a new day will come
When the children will run and laugh with the Son
And you, you will be mine, in awhile
And honey that's all I need
Honey that's all I need
Let me go now, if I shall be released
I've been here before, I've been deceased
That redemption may come like a wave over me,
Run me still to the shore, pull me out of the sea
I will walk through my garden of roses that fade
And I wait for the day that is done
And I will do, I will do,
Whatever it takes to believe a new day will come
I've been down
I've been broken by shame
I've been carving too shallow a meaning out of my name
That redemption may come like a wave over me,
Run me still to the shore, pull me out of the sea
I will walk through my garden of roses that fade,
And I'll wait for the day that is done
I will do, I will do,
Whatever it takes to believe a new day will come
Oh where do we go to hide?
Oh where are we gonna hide?
Oh where are we gonna hide?
If I call out your name will you answer me now
Like you always have said that you would?
I will do, I will do,
Whatever it takes to believe
Oh, I'm making a new life for myself
Oh, I'm making a new life for myself
Oh, I'm making a new life for myself
Oh, I'm making a new life for myself
Get me into the higher love
Where are we gonna hide love?
Get me in! Get me in to the higher love
New day, new day, new day, new day.
When the children will run and laugh with the Son
And you, you will be mine, in awhile
And honey that's all I need
Honey that's all I need
Let me go now, if I shall be released
I've been here before, I've been deceased
That redemption may come like a wave over me,
Run me still to the shore, pull me out of the sea
I will walk through my garden of roses that fade
And I wait for the day that is done
And I will do, I will do,
Whatever it takes to believe a new day will come
I've been down
I've been broken by shame
I've been carving too shallow a meaning out of my name
That redemption may come like a wave over me,
Run me still to the shore, pull me out of the sea
I will walk through my garden of roses that fade,
And I'll wait for the day that is done
I will do, I will do,
Whatever it takes to believe a new day will come
Oh where do we go to hide?
Oh where are we gonna hide?
Oh where are we gonna hide?
If I call out your name will you answer me now
Like you always have said that you would?
I will do, I will do,
Whatever it takes to believe
Oh, I'm making a new life for myself
Oh, I'm making a new life for myself
Oh, I'm making a new life for myself
Oh, I'm making a new life for myself
Get me into the higher love
Where are we gonna hide love?
Get me in! Get me in to the higher love
New day, new day, new day, new day.
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