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.
Half forgotten things
In the depths of time they lie
With significance
Waiting for the simplest sign of life
See the evidence
That expense is part of life in time
Always worth it if only to realise
Not always perfect but somehow deserving of time
Disconnected things
You exist within a kind of truth
And the consequence is a consummated trail of time
Always worth it if only to realise
Not always perfect but somehow deserving of time
You've no way out, no path in
Set on paper, half in stone
You're on your own
Always worth it if only to realise
Not always perfect but somehow deserving of time
In the depths of time they lie
With significance
Waiting for the simplest sign of life
See the evidence
That expense is part of life in time
Always worth it if only to realise
Not always perfect but somehow deserving of time
Disconnected things
You exist within a kind of truth
And the consequence is a consummated trail of time
Always worth it if only to realise
Not always perfect but somehow deserving of time
You've no way out, no path in
Set on paper, half in stone
You're on your own
Always worth it if only to realise
Not always perfect but somehow deserving of time
Lyrics submitted by stellarious
Always Worth It Lyrics as written by Robert Cranny Blasko
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Puts you in a nice mood, will at least it does for me!
Got to say the music video has me a bit confused though.
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i think it's just talking about mistakes and things that you regret, or forgiving in people that in the end didn't deserve it, but it was worth it because you learnt from it. ?
oh yeah and. this song always cheers me up :)
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It's basically just about life, and in the end, the ironic beauty of life is always worth it.