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 search your words,
Fish for breaks in every line.
You say you'll paint a picture in my mind.
I'm paying attention to details,
And searching for any misleading ideas
You tell a tale.
One grand enough to carry me away.
'Cause I know where you've been,
And I know what you've done with him.
I hope it's worth what we lost.
Take your time with your goodbyes,
'cause this will be the last time
I stand by with eyes closed tight.
And it's hard to know,
If I had caught this months ago.
I could have faced myself,
Saved myself from this disease.
It's killing me faster,
With every single second you are gone.
You needed an answer but when I said, "yes"
I meant "forevermore!"
'Cause I know where you've been,
And I know what you've done with him.
I hope its worth what we lost.
Take your time with your goodbyes,
'Cause this will be the last time
I stand by with eyes closed tight.
I look into your eyes
And see that your colors changing
I wish that I could change with you
And when you said forever did you mean it to be true?
Or was it another tale from you?
I look into your eyes
And see that your colors changing
I wish that I could change with you
And when you said forever did you mean it to be true?
Or was it another tale from you?
I look into your eyes
And see that your colors changing
I wish that I could change with you
And when you said forever did you mean it to be true?
Or was it another tale from you?
I look into your eyes
(From You, from You)
And see that your colors changing
(From You, from You)
I wish that I could change with you
(From You, from You)
And when you said forever did you mean it to be true?
(From You, from You)
Or was it another tale from you?
Fish for breaks in every line.
You say you'll paint a picture in my mind.
I'm paying attention to details,
And searching for any misleading ideas
You tell a tale.
One grand enough to carry me away.
'Cause I know where you've been,
And I know what you've done with him.
I hope it's worth what we lost.
Take your time with your goodbyes,
'cause this will be the last time
I stand by with eyes closed tight.
And it's hard to know,
If I had caught this months ago.
I could have faced myself,
Saved myself from this disease.
It's killing me faster,
With every single second you are gone.
You needed an answer but when I said, "yes"
I meant "forevermore!"
'Cause I know where you've been,
And I know what you've done with him.
I hope its worth what we lost.
Take your time with your goodbyes,
'Cause this will be the last time
I stand by with eyes closed tight.
I look into your eyes
And see that your colors changing
I wish that I could change with you
And when you said forever did you mean it to be true?
Or was it another tale from you?
I look into your eyes
And see that your colors changing
I wish that I could change with you
And when you said forever did you mean it to be true?
Or was it another tale from you?
I look into your eyes
And see that your colors changing
I wish that I could change with you
And when you said forever did you mean it to be true?
Or was it another tale from you?
I look into your eyes
(From You, from You)
And see that your colors changing
(From You, from You)
I wish that I could change with you
(From You, from You)
And when you said forever did you mean it to be true?
(From You, from You)
Or was it another tale from you?
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I think that they intended this to be about a girl cheating on her boyfriend, but I from a girl's perspective, it is different.
I think it is about a girl talking to/about her friend. She liked this guy, and told her friend about it. Her friend said that she wouldn't go after the guy, but she did anyway,
She snuck behind her back and she'll never get her trust back,
"'Cause I know where you've been, And I know what you've done with him. I hope it's worth what we lost."
Now, their friendship is over and she's npt going to let her friend do that to her again,
"Take your time with your goodbyes, 'cause this will be the last time I stand by with eyes closed tight"
The "when I said "yes" I meant "forevermore!" means that they were bff (best friends forever).
At the very end, the girl realizes that they can't be friends anymore. Her friend changed too much and she can't change with her.
"I look into your eyes and see that your colors changing I wish that I could change with you and when you said forever did you mean it to be true? or was it another tale from you?"
I like how they are talking to the person, rather than about the person. It makes it seem so much more personal.