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.
And so your love sits down next to you
And her body is cold and her lips are blue
And this is our feeling
That she was always warm to you
She the one, you're always singing to
Oh, wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of the wind blowing
And say we'll be here always
And this is all I'm hopin' for
When she left, she didn't close the door
And you're a fool to wait for your lucky break
Ah, all that talkin' right
Without your hands on life and now
Oh yeah, they say he's high
But it's time to move now, come on
And wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of not knowing
Say we'll be here always
And this is all I'm hopin' for
When she left ,she didn't close the door
Oh, and sister you were never this before
Oh, your eyes are red and your hands are so sore
And you and me once washed away the pain
But now we're so long distance in so many call ways
Wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of the wind blowing
And say you'll be here always
And this is all I'm hopin' for
But it's what I'm waiting for
And on any day like today I can say
I wanna be in Galway, I wanna be in '97
I wanna wash away
All these things crowd at my door
And I wanna be in the river
I wanna be in the sea
Wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of the wind blowing
And say we'll be here
Wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of the wind blowing
And say we'll be here
Wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of the wind blowing
And say we'll be here always
Wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of the wind blowing
And say we'll be here always
And her body is cold and her lips are blue
And this is our feeling
That she was always warm to you
She the one, you're always singing to
Oh, wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of the wind blowing
And say we'll be here always
And this is all I'm hopin' for
When she left, she didn't close the door
And you're a fool to wait for your lucky break
Ah, all that talkin' right
Without your hands on life and now
Oh yeah, they say he's high
But it's time to move now, come on
And wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of not knowing
Say we'll be here always
And this is all I'm hopin' for
When she left ,she didn't close the door
Oh, and sister you were never this before
Oh, your eyes are red and your hands are so sore
And you and me once washed away the pain
But now we're so long distance in so many call ways
Wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of the wind blowing
And say you'll be here always
And this is all I'm hopin' for
But it's what I'm waiting for
And on any day like today I can say
I wanna be in Galway, I wanna be in '97
I wanna wash away
All these things crowd at my door
And I wanna be in the river
I wanna be in the sea
Wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of the wind blowing
And say we'll be here
Wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of the wind blowing
And say we'll be here
Wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of the wind blowing
And say we'll be here always
Wash away, wash away
The sound of all these sad days
The sound of the wind blowing
And say we'll be here always
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this is one of the great ones.
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