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.
[Verse 1]
Can't stay forever
I know it
Can't send for longer
Than I meant to
I breathe
In silence
Convince the thought
It's not
For you
[Pre-Chorus]
Strangely thought of all the things
Passing out and falling down
[Chorus]
To greet a day
When I can see two feet in front of me
To be free of life
If we can stand out in the rain
It's a great old time
For you to wonder why you are here
To be free of life
If we can stay
[Verse 2]
It's not resolving
In all these words
The same
Congruent
And it's not the strong in
In my man's hand
That weighs
Me down
[Pre-Chorus]
Strangely thought to all the things
Passing out and falling down
[Chorus]
To greet a day
When I can see two feet in front of me
To be free of life
If we can stand out in the rain
There's a great old time
For you to wonder why you are here
To try to greet a greater life
If we can stay
[Pre-Chorus]
Strange thought to mourn the flies
Passing out and falling down
[Refrain]
To greet a day
When I can see two feet in front of me
To be free of life
If we can stand out in the rain
It's a great old time for you to
[Outro]
For you to
Wonder why you
Why you
Why you
Why
Can't stay forever
I know it
Can't send for longer
Than I meant to
I breathe
In silence
Convince the thought
It's not
For you
[Pre-Chorus]
Strangely thought of all the things
Passing out and falling down
[Chorus]
To greet a day
When I can see two feet in front of me
To be free of life
If we can stand out in the rain
It's a great old time
For you to wonder why you are here
To be free of life
If we can stay
[Verse 2]
It's not resolving
In all these words
The same
Congruent
And it's not the strong in
In my man's hand
That weighs
Me down
[Pre-Chorus]
Strangely thought to all the things
Passing out and falling down
[Chorus]
To greet a day
When I can see two feet in front of me
To be free of life
If we can stand out in the rain
There's a great old time
For you to wonder why you are here
To try to greet a greater life
If we can stay
[Pre-Chorus]
Strange thought to mourn the flies
Passing out and falling down
[Refrain]
To greet a day
When I can see two feet in front of me
To be free of life
If we can stand out in the rain
It's a great old time for you to
[Outro]
For you to
Wonder why you
Why you
Why you
Why
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