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 was into
Like a sudden fix from a bowl of sugar, to you
And all that you were standing for,
Yeah, you knew
I was so caught up that I could barely move,
To stop you,
From having everything and more
Do you pick me up
To put me under
Break me in
So you can choose your ways to put me back again?
[Chorus]
You can leave a hole like a nail in my head
You can leave me turned into nothing instead
You can leave me close to the edge
You won't ever hear me hit the ground
Are you into
Have you given up, have we gone to far?
Do you wander, or are you staying where we are?
I abhor you
Yet all the while still I adore knowing you
And all that might have been before
Do I say too much, to take you over?
Break me in
So I can choose my ways to put me back again
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm floored but not broken,
And I'm scarred but I'll heal
Yeah I'm blissfully tortured, naked and real
And I'm stung and I'm sorry,
But I'm calm now and clear
Like the sky hanging over,
Like the scratch on my shoulder,
That I no longer feel, feel
I was in too, too close to the edge, too close to the edge
[Chorus]
Like a sudden fix from a bowl of sugar, to you
And all that you were standing for,
Yeah, you knew
I was so caught up that I could barely move,
To stop you,
From having everything and more
Do you pick me up
To put me under
Break me in
So you can choose your ways to put me back again?
[Chorus]
You can leave a hole like a nail in my head
You can leave me turned into nothing instead
You can leave me close to the edge
You won't ever hear me hit the ground
Are you into
Have you given up, have we gone to far?
Do you wander, or are you staying where we are?
I abhor you
Yet all the while still I adore knowing you
And all that might have been before
Do I say too much, to take you over?
Break me in
So I can choose my ways to put me back again
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm floored but not broken,
And I'm scarred but I'll heal
Yeah I'm blissfully tortured, naked and real
And I'm stung and I'm sorry,
But I'm calm now and clear
Like the sky hanging over,
Like the scratch on my shoulder,
That I no longer feel, feel
I was in too, too close to the edge, too close to the edge
[Chorus]
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