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.
Story of my life, searching for the right
But it keeps avoiding me
Sorrow in my soul 'cause it seems that wrong
Really loves my company
He's more than a man and this is more than love
The reason that the sky is blue
The clouds are rolling in because I'm gone again
And to him, I just can't be true
And I know that he knows I'm unfaithful
And it kills him inside
To know that I am happy with some other guy
I can see him dying
I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
Every time I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be a murderer
I feel it in the air as I'm doin' my hair
Preparing for another date
A kiss upon my cheek as he reluctantly
Asks if I'm gonna be out late
I say I won't be long, just hanging with the girls
A lie I didn't have to tell
Because we both know where I'm about to go
And we know it very well
'Cause I know that he knows I'm unfaithful
And it kills him inside
To know that I am happy with some other guy
I can see him dying
I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
Every time I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be a murderer
Our love, his trust
I might as well take a gun and put it to his head
Get it over with
I don't wanna do this anymore
Whoa, anymore
And I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
And every time I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
And I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be a murderer
A murderer
No, no, no
Yeah, yeah
But it keeps avoiding me
Sorrow in my soul 'cause it seems that wrong
Really loves my company
He's more than a man and this is more than love
The reason that the sky is blue
The clouds are rolling in because I'm gone again
And to him, I just can't be true
And I know that he knows I'm unfaithful
And it kills him inside
To know that I am happy with some other guy
I can see him dying
I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
Every time I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be a murderer
I feel it in the air as I'm doin' my hair
Preparing for another date
A kiss upon my cheek as he reluctantly
Asks if I'm gonna be out late
I say I won't be long, just hanging with the girls
A lie I didn't have to tell
Because we both know where I'm about to go
And we know it very well
'Cause I know that he knows I'm unfaithful
And it kills him inside
To know that I am happy with some other guy
I can see him dying
I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
Every time I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be a murderer
Our love, his trust
I might as well take a gun and put it to his head
Get it over with
I don't wanna do this anymore
Whoa, anymore
And I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
And every time I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
And I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be a murderer
A murderer
No, no, no
Yeah, yeah
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regardless if she's a bitch or not...the song is the cold-hearted truth. there are so many relationships out there that are just like this, and half the time, the one who is cheating doesn't give a damn about the one they're cheating on. this kind of shines the light on the other side.
Good song (an i'm generally not a hiphop/r&b person) but i live the piano
the music is nice.haha..
Reggae star Rihanna sings, “He knows I'm unfaithful, and it kills him inside”.
“I don’t wanna do this any more”, she continues, “But I just can’t be true”.
Around the net, reviews and comments on her song say something like “What a bitch!” and “He should dump that hoe!” But Rihanna’s song exposes something about the darker side of human nature that we’d rather not admit exists in us… That we continue to do wrong, even when we know it’s wrong.
Like Rihanna, we regret what we’re doing. But as the old proverb goes, “A dog returns to eat his vomit”. Something deep within us compels us to do stuff that makes us sick.
Yet, we go on pretending we’re not fallen creatures. Because to admit that, would be to acknowledge our need for God’s mercy. And we would rather believe He doesn’t exist.
@brothersteve so true 🤞a human beings subconscious mind tells you a lot
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This song makes me sad, as a guy. It is possible for a guy to love a girl to where he doesn't want to live without her. And that's obviously the point this guy is at, and the feeling of having someone, the person you love more than life itself, cheat on you is horrible, but you want to try to forget it and hope that she'll stop. I think the girl in this song is a disgusting bitch.
Though it's a beautiful song.
this song is F***ING awesome!!!!!!!!
i agree with whoever said that some guys are in love so much they cant live with that person. i think its the case in this song. he loves her and knows wuts goin on but cant live without. she sees him being hurt everyday and its killin him. thats the murderer line. shes probably attachted to him in some way. thats y she cant leave him.
She is acknowledginh the fact that her dishonesty and promiscuity is killing the man that she knows. I don't believe that the death she refers to is anything other than figurative, but it is still real. If the man is forever changed, forever embittered due to her head trips and careless actions then the beautiful person, the one she fell in love with is, in a sense, dead.
excellent song...
this song is great! but...
why is the murderer line such a big deal? it fits in with the WHOLE song! he knows she's cheating on him, and she knows that it's killing him, "KILLING" as in killing him inside, he's hurt sooo much but neither of them don't want to let go of each other because they've grown so attached to each other
i have to say, i really love this song