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.
Le souffle coupé, les pieds apaisés, j’essaye avant tout de ne pas faiblir, de ne penser qu'à cette obsession. Il faut que j’emporte son image à jamais, afin ne pas oublier pourquoi je suis ici. Que ce pas en avant serait futile, si je m’en allais vivre une plénitude heureuse, inconscient de cette fleur malheureuse, prête à me cueillir au premier faux pas. Il faut que je tienne et que j’attende, que je ne regrette rien. Comme une dernière image, celle que je veux peut être garder de nous, je serai là, pour toujours, suspendu à tes lèvres…
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Not quite well translated... It's more something like this.
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