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.
I am in one of those dreams
Where you just keep on falling
Noone hears you calling
All that you saw was my smile
But it's been dark for awhile
And the days have gone cold
No more sleep for my soul
Well thats what I've been told
Did you think that things would be ok?
That my life could keep going on this way?
When I cried, when I shouted and I screamed and I yelled
And I was mad and I was angry
How come no one could tell?
Say why didn't you listen to me?
Was it really that hard to see?
Nobody listened
One day I found the creature asleep
I had a secret to keep
And now the whole world knows
I'm fighting now go
And I'll be on show
I'm protected did you know
From the folks in the blue
Did you think that things would be ok?
That my life could keep going on this way?
When I cried and I shouted and I screamed and I yelled
And I was mad and I was angry
How come noone could tell?
I said why didn't you listen to me?
Was it really that hard to see?
Nobody listened
Nobody listened
Invader took the breath from me
Healer, the angel did I see
All that you saw was my smile
But it's been dark for a while
And the days have gone cold
When I cried and I shouted and I screamed and I yelled
And I was mad and I was angry
How come noone could tell?
I said why didn't you listen to me?
Was it really that hard to see?
Nobody listened
Nobody listened
And then I cried and I shouted and I screamed and I yelled
And I was mad and I was angry
How come noone could tell?
Say why didn't you listen to me?
Was it really that hard to see?
Nobody listened
Nobody listened
Invader took the breath from me
Healer, the angel did I see
Invader took my breath away
Healer, the angel did I see
It's not too far to go now
Like a train off the rails here
'Cause nobody listened.
Nobody listened (nobody listened)
But they're listening now...
Where you just keep on falling
Noone hears you calling
All that you saw was my smile
But it's been dark for awhile
And the days have gone cold
No more sleep for my soul
Well thats what I've been told
Did you think that things would be ok?
That my life could keep going on this way?
When I cried, when I shouted and I screamed and I yelled
And I was mad and I was angry
How come no one could tell?
Say why didn't you listen to me?
Was it really that hard to see?
Nobody listened
One day I found the creature asleep
I had a secret to keep
And now the whole world knows
I'm fighting now go
And I'll be on show
I'm protected did you know
From the folks in the blue
Did you think that things would be ok?
That my life could keep going on this way?
When I cried and I shouted and I screamed and I yelled
And I was mad and I was angry
How come noone could tell?
I said why didn't you listen to me?
Was it really that hard to see?
Nobody listened
Nobody listened
Invader took the breath from me
Healer, the angel did I see
All that you saw was my smile
But it's been dark for a while
And the days have gone cold
When I cried and I shouted and I screamed and I yelled
And I was mad and I was angry
How come noone could tell?
I said why didn't you listen to me?
Was it really that hard to see?
Nobody listened
Nobody listened
And then I cried and I shouted and I screamed and I yelled
And I was mad and I was angry
How come noone could tell?
Say why didn't you listen to me?
Was it really that hard to see?
Nobody listened
Nobody listened
Invader took the breath from me
Healer, the angel did I see
Invader took my breath away
Healer, the angel did I see
It's not too far to go now
Like a train off the rails here
'Cause nobody listened.
Nobody listened (nobody listened)
But they're listening now...
Lyrics submitted by Amanda Hug n Kiss
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