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 tried to fight the feeling, the feeling took me down,
I struggle and I lost the day you knocked me out,
Now everything's got meaning and meanings bring me down,
I'm watching as the screening of my life plays out.
Every day I fight these feelings,
For your sake I will hide the real thing,
You can run all your life; for mine, I will chase...
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
You should never fight your feelings,
But you have to follow nature?s law.
I'll live with never knowing, if knowing's gonna change,
I'll stop the feeling growing, I will stay away,
Like a broken record stuck before a song,
A million beginnings, none of them the one.
Every day I fight these feelings,
For your sake I will hide the real thing,
You can run all your life; for mine, I will chase...
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
You should never fight your feelings,
But you have to follow nature's law.
I wrote her letters and tried to send them,
In a bottle I placed my hope,
An SOS full of good intentions,
Seek your will, you'll give it to me,
Don't make me wait,
You build me up, now take down,
But I will stand my ground,
And guide this light that I've found.
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
If you let them show you'll keep them,
I know you're hurt but soon you'll rise again,
Again, again, again, again, again, again, again..
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
You should never fight your feelings,
I have to follow nature's law.
I struggle and I lost the day you knocked me out,
Now everything's got meaning and meanings bring me down,
I'm watching as the screening of my life plays out.
Every day I fight these feelings,
For your sake I will hide the real thing,
You can run all your life; for mine, I will chase...
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
You should never fight your feelings,
But you have to follow nature?s law.
I'll live with never knowing, if knowing's gonna change,
I'll stop the feeling growing, I will stay away,
Like a broken record stuck before a song,
A million beginnings, none of them the one.
Every day I fight these feelings,
For your sake I will hide the real thing,
You can run all your life; for mine, I will chase...
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
You should never fight your feelings,
But you have to follow nature's law.
I wrote her letters and tried to send them,
In a bottle I placed my hope,
An SOS full of good intentions,
Seek your will, you'll give it to me,
Don't make me wait,
You build me up, now take down,
But I will stand my ground,
And guide this light that I've found.
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
If you let them show you'll keep them,
I know you're hurt but soon you'll rise again,
Again, again, again, again, again, again, again..
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
You should never fight your feelings,
I have to follow nature's law.
Lyrics submitted by nunnible, edited by jinhangshi2008
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