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.
Orange streetlight picks up when the summer sun goes
On tops of buildings red remains
It's the differences in light that gets our minds, that gets our minds
Give waking up for never fading
And I walked up to you
Holding on to the rail I was not fine
My intentions proved
I thought I would go further
Several arrows later will be fine
I am listening
I'm hearing every single word
I see breath and sighs and changing minds
I told myself not to remind me of the things I could've been
I told myself not to remind me
And I walked up to you
Holding on to the rail I was not fine
My intentions proved
I thought I would go further
Several arrows later will be fine
You should not want to sound they like do
You should want to sound like you
You should not want to sound they like do
And I am listening
I'm hearing every single word
I see breath and sighs and changing minds
I told myself not to remind me of the things I could've been
I told myself not to remind me
On tops of buildings red remains
It's the differences in light that gets our minds, that gets our minds
Give waking up for never fading
And I walked up to you
Holding on to the rail I was not fine
My intentions proved
I thought I would go further
Several arrows later will be fine
I am listening
I'm hearing every single word
I see breath and sighs and changing minds
I told myself not to remind me of the things I could've been
I told myself not to remind me
And I walked up to you
Holding on to the rail I was not fine
My intentions proved
I thought I would go further
Several arrows later will be fine
You should not want to sound they like do
You should want to sound like you
You should not want to sound they like do
And I am listening
I'm hearing every single word
I see breath and sighs and changing minds
I told myself not to remind me of the things I could've been
I told myself not to remind me
Lyrics submitted by IceCuban06, edited by abortions4all
Several Arrows Later Lyrics as written by Matthew Morris Pond
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