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.
Only women bleed
For the men they so desperately need
Was I blind to see
All the reasons you wanted to be free
Questions, problems, answers, I’ve got none
This kind of love is killing me….
I BLEED, EVERYTIME YOU WALK AWAY
YOU WOULD LEAVE EVERYTHING
NOW I’M CRYIN’
I BELIEVED, WHEN YOU SAID YOU’D NEVER GO AWAY
BUT THEN YOU DID, NOW EVERY NIGHT, I PAY FOR IT
I BLEED
You left me at the start
The silence is deafening my heart
I examine my scars
Losing my mind wondering just what we are…
Questions, problems, answers, I’ve got none
What is this love you stole from me?
I BLEED, EVERYTIME YOU WALK AWAY
YOU WOULD LEAVE EVERYTHING
NOW I’M CRYIN’
I BELIEVED, WHEN YOU SAID YOU’D NEVER GO AWAY
BUT THEN YOU DID, NOW EVERY NIGHT, I PAY FOR IT
Why, why, … I don’t understand
Why, why, do you COLOR MY WORLD RED??
I BLEED, EVERYTIME YOU WALK AWAY
YOU WOULD LEAVE EVERYTHING
I BELIEVED, WHEN YOU SAID YOU’D NEVER GO AWAY
BUT THEN YOU DID, NOW EVERY NIGHT, I PAY FOR IT
AND THEN YOU DID, NOW EVERY NIGHT, I PAY FOR IT
Questions, problems, answers, I’ve got none
For the men they so desperately need
Was I blind to see
All the reasons you wanted to be free
Questions, problems, answers, I’ve got none
This kind of love is killing me….
I BLEED, EVERYTIME YOU WALK AWAY
YOU WOULD LEAVE EVERYTHING
NOW I’M CRYIN’
I BELIEVED, WHEN YOU SAID YOU’D NEVER GO AWAY
BUT THEN YOU DID, NOW EVERY NIGHT, I PAY FOR IT
I BLEED
You left me at the start
The silence is deafening my heart
I examine my scars
Losing my mind wondering just what we are…
Questions, problems, answers, I’ve got none
What is this love you stole from me?
I BLEED, EVERYTIME YOU WALK AWAY
YOU WOULD LEAVE EVERYTHING
NOW I’M CRYIN’
I BELIEVED, WHEN YOU SAID YOU’D NEVER GO AWAY
BUT THEN YOU DID, NOW EVERY NIGHT, I PAY FOR IT
Why, why, … I don’t understand
Why, why, do you COLOR MY WORLD RED??
I BLEED, EVERYTIME YOU WALK AWAY
YOU WOULD LEAVE EVERYTHING
I BELIEVED, WHEN YOU SAID YOU’D NEVER GO AWAY
BUT THEN YOU DID, NOW EVERY NIGHT, I PAY FOR IT
AND THEN YOU DID, NOW EVERY NIGHT, I PAY FOR IT
Questions, problems, answers, I’ve got none
Lyrics submitted by iforgot
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