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.
Doesn't anybody notice, does anybody know this
Quiet sadness we all feel, the spinning of the wheel
There's an aching for the innocence lost before the oceans
Found their way into the valleys and the canyons
We were hoping to be whole by now, Hoping to bring healing down
Around us in our violence, Laughter for our silence,
Yes, but underneath the comfort of our dinner conversations,
There's a fumbling of the moments, Cause we know that we are fading
But we were supposed to be beautiful, you and I
We were supposed to be beautiful, and though we try
We are not so beautiful, you and I
Just another grey-sky morning, Cast aside the scorning
Of the second-hand clock ticking, Quickening the moments
And every day bleeds into yesterday and into tomorrow
Until we find our way back down under this earth we only borrow
But we were supposed to be beautiful, you and I
We were supposed to be beautiful, and though we try
We are not so beautiful, you and I
But when I hold a newborn child, and walk across the mountains wild
I believe in God in Heaven and I believe in His redemption
And when I walk down by the ocean and I'm lost in my emotion
I believe, I believe
That we were supposed to be, beautiful, hmm
Quiet sadness we all feel, the spinning of the wheel
There's an aching for the innocence lost before the oceans
Found their way into the valleys and the canyons
We were hoping to be whole by now, Hoping to bring healing down
Around us in our violence, Laughter for our silence,
Yes, but underneath the comfort of our dinner conversations,
There's a fumbling of the moments, Cause we know that we are fading
But we were supposed to be beautiful, you and I
We were supposed to be beautiful, and though we try
We are not so beautiful, you and I
Just another grey-sky morning, Cast aside the scorning
Of the second-hand clock ticking, Quickening the moments
And every day bleeds into yesterday and into tomorrow
Until we find our way back down under this earth we only borrow
But we were supposed to be beautiful, you and I
We were supposed to be beautiful, and though we try
We are not so beautiful, you and I
But when I hold a newborn child, and walk across the mountains wild
I believe in God in Heaven and I believe in His redemption
And when I walk down by the ocean and I'm lost in my emotion
I believe, I believe
That we were supposed to be, beautiful, hmm
Lyrics submitted by bunnygrey84
Supposed to Be Beautiful Lyrics as written by Michael Logen
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Visit myspace.com/michaellogen to hear/download "Supposed to Be Beautiful."