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.
OVERFLOW
Step by step decent from where I am would seem a better plan than falling in
Emotion overflowing now
Don?t you waste it
I?m falling far?too late
This over flow is too much to take
I?m falling far?too late
So cut it up?afraid?
It?s just another trip anyway
I?m falling far?too late
Watching you go down constantly draining me
Show me how you seem to be weakening
Up until now what?s all been said is just a lie to cover up all the times that you?ve made me
Pay. Bleed. Breathe. Bleed and breathe.
You cloud my mind all the time.
Separate the sky from ground where I will stay internally until high tide
The ocean?s overflowing now
Can you taste it?
So cut it up?afraid?
It?s just another poison to take
I?m falling far?too late
{chorus}
Step by step decent from where I am would seem a better plan than falling in
Emotion overflowing now
Don?t you waste it
I?m falling far?too late
This over flow is too much to take
I?m falling far?too late
So cut it up?afraid?
It?s just another trip anyway
I?m falling far?too late
Watching you go down constantly draining me
Show me how you seem to be weakening
Up until now what?s all been said is just a lie to cover up all the times that you?ve made me
Pay. Bleed. Breathe. Bleed and breathe.
You cloud my mind all the time.
Separate the sky from ground where I will stay internally until high tide
The ocean?s overflowing now
Can you taste it?
So cut it up?afraid?
It?s just another poison to take
I?m falling far?too late
{chorus}
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