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.
If you're old enough to remember
About the old times, that big splendor
All these things that now are gone
Are no longer carried on
Each time has something good
Each time can cause dispute
Each time has something bad
Each time has its dread
No way back, oh no (oh no)
No way back, hold on (oh no)
No way back, no, never
No way back
Why do you call come back?
Why do you think about the past?
Do you fear the now?
Wanna go back I don't know how
Why did you climb that path?
How do you know it lasts?
When all around you turns to dust
Leave behind, let go the past
No way back, oh no (oh no)
No way back, hold on (oh no)
No way back, no, never
No way back
No way back, oh no (oh no)
No way back, hold on (oh no)
No way back, no, never
No way back
No way back, to dawn (oh no)
No way back, it's gone (oh no)
No way back, let go
No way back
No way back!
No way back!
No way back!
About the old times, that big splendor
All these things that now are gone
Are no longer carried on
Each time has something good
Each time can cause dispute
Each time has something bad
Each time has its dread
No way back, oh no (oh no)
No way back, hold on (oh no)
No way back, no, never
No way back
Why do you call come back?
Why do you think about the past?
Do you fear the now?
Wanna go back I don't know how
Why did you climb that path?
How do you know it lasts?
When all around you turns to dust
Leave behind, let go the past
No way back, oh no (oh no)
No way back, hold on (oh no)
No way back, no, never
No way back
No way back, oh no (oh no)
No way back, hold on (oh no)
No way back, no, never
No way back
No way back, to dawn (oh no)
No way back, it's gone (oh no)
No way back, let go
No way back
No way back!
No way back!
No way back!
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