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.
[whistling]
La la-la, la-la la la-la
La la-la, la-la
La la-la, la-la la la-la
La la-la, la-la
Only time will tell if I'll allow the
Scenery around to eat me alive
I wanna sleep for weeks like a dog at her feet
Even though I know it won't work out in the long run
So I'll burn down the wall, breathe like a shadow
Those arms I once knew hold me like ghosts
I'll learn how to speak a forgotten language
I'll fall in the sea but forget how to swim
When anything that's anything becomes nothing
That's everything and
Nothing is the only thing ya
Ever seem to have
When anything that's anything becomes nothing
That's everything and
Nothing is the only thing ya
Ever seem to have
But only time will tell if I'll allow the
Scenery around to eat me alive
I want to sleep for weeks like a dog at her feet
Even though I know it won't work out in the long run
So I'll burn down to bone, breathe like a shadow
Those arms I once knew hold me like ghosts
I'll learn how to speak defeated language
I'll fall in the street as I howl at the moon
When anything that's anything becomes nothing
That's everything and
Nothing is the only thing ya
Ever seem to have
When anything that's anything becomes nothing
That's everything and
Nothing is the only thing ya
Ever seem to have
When anything that's anything becomes nothing
That's everything and
Nothing is the only thing ya
Ever seem to have
When anything that's anything becomes nothing
That's everything and
Nothing is the only thing ya
Ever seem to have
La la-la, la-la la la-la
La la-la, la-la
La la-la, la-la la la-la
La la-la, la-la
La la-la, la-la la la-la
La la-la, la-la
La la-la, la-la la la-la
La la-la, la-la
Only time will tell if I'll allow the
Scenery around to eat me alive
I wanna sleep for weeks like a dog at her feet
Even though I know it won't work out in the long run
So I'll burn down the wall, breathe like a shadow
Those arms I once knew hold me like ghosts
I'll learn how to speak a forgotten language
I'll fall in the sea but forget how to swim
When anything that's anything becomes nothing
That's everything and
Nothing is the only thing ya
Ever seem to have
When anything that's anything becomes nothing
That's everything and
Nothing is the only thing ya
Ever seem to have
But only time will tell if I'll allow the
Scenery around to eat me alive
I want to sleep for weeks like a dog at her feet
Even though I know it won't work out in the long run
So I'll burn down to bone, breathe like a shadow
Those arms I once knew hold me like ghosts
I'll learn how to speak defeated language
I'll fall in the street as I howl at the moon
When anything that's anything becomes nothing
That's everything and
Nothing is the only thing ya
Ever seem to have
When anything that's anything becomes nothing
That's everything and
Nothing is the only thing ya
Ever seem to have
When anything that's anything becomes nothing
That's everything and
Nothing is the only thing ya
Ever seem to have
When anything that's anything becomes nothing
That's everything and
Nothing is the only thing ya
Ever seem to have
La la-la, la-la la la-la
La la-la, la-la
La la-la, la-la la la-la
La la-la, la-la
Lyrics submitted by wingedfeetxc, edited by KabukiJake, invaderDeviLin
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