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.
Here I am, as I'm standing on the outside looking in
There's no reflection, the house of glass is all I'm living in
Holding aces but it's hard to find a game to play alone
Stupid faces are the only friends, the only friends I've known
Gotta get outta here alive
Gotta get off your face and slide
Watching the entertainer, run away, run away right now
Holding on to a worn out dream that's hanging off the wall
It don't mean anything, it don't mean anything at all
You twist the knife into my back as the black cat crossed your path
But you're not listening to a word a single word I say
Maybe we've got ourselves to blame, maybe you drove us all insane
watching the great complainer, waiting for the breakdown
I don't know and I don't care
'Cause all you wanna do is blow me away, yeah
There's no reflection, the house of glass is all I'm living in
Holding aces but it's hard to find a game to play alone
Stupid faces are the only friends, the only friends I've known
Gotta get outta here alive
Gotta get off your face and slide
Watching the entertainer, run away, run away right now
Holding on to a worn out dream that's hanging off the wall
It don't mean anything, it don't mean anything at all
You twist the knife into my back as the black cat crossed your path
But you're not listening to a word a single word I say
Maybe we've got ourselves to blame, maybe you drove us all insane
watching the great complainer, waiting for the breakdown
I don't know and I don't care
'Cause all you wanna do is blow me away, yeah
Lyrics submitted by shallremain
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