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.
Where did you go, where did you go when you
ran away, when you ran away
You said you never looked back, you said you
never looked back that day
How could you throw, how could you throw this
all away, this all away
You said you wanted this back
but you couldn't come back that way
Sometimes we need some help when life gets hard to do and
I know I got caught up but I've been pulling through
And I know I might have slipped when I told you I didn't need you
Well you never know what you have until it leaves you, until it leaves you
How did it go, how did it go
that song you made, that song you made
You said you couldn't remember
but you didn't like it anyway
How did you know, how did you know that it'd
be this way, that it'd be this way
you said you couldn't go down
you just couldn't go down that way
Sometimes we need some help when life gets hard to do and
I know I got caught up but I've been pulling through
And I know I might have slipped when I told you I didn't need you
Well you never know what you have until it leaves you, no you never know what you have until it leaves you
You know, you know you took my breath away
Well it wasn't that hard to do,
Cause you know, you know I needed you
To tear me apart, and make me new, oh tear me apart
and make me new
make me new
Sometimes we need some help when life gets hard to do, and
I know I got caught up but I've been pulling through
and I know I might have slipped when I told you I didn't need you
Well, you never know what you have until it leaves you
no, you never know what you have until it leaves you
and I'm sorry
that you had to go so soon
you said you couldn't stay, more than you had to, and
you swore you knew it from the start
that some day we'd fall apart, and you wouldn't know what to do
well heaven knows you did more than you had to
heaven knows you did more than you had to
oh and I hope you know you did more than you had to
when you ran away
ran away, when you ran away
You said you never looked back, you said you
never looked back that day
How could you throw, how could you throw this
all away, this all away
You said you wanted this back
but you couldn't come back that way
Sometimes we need some help when life gets hard to do and
I know I got caught up but I've been pulling through
And I know I might have slipped when I told you I didn't need you
Well you never know what you have until it leaves you, until it leaves you
How did it go, how did it go
that song you made, that song you made
You said you couldn't remember
but you didn't like it anyway
How did you know, how did you know that it'd
be this way, that it'd be this way
you said you couldn't go down
you just couldn't go down that way
Sometimes we need some help when life gets hard to do and
I know I got caught up but I've been pulling through
And I know I might have slipped when I told you I didn't need you
Well you never know what you have until it leaves you, no you never know what you have until it leaves you
You know, you know you took my breath away
Well it wasn't that hard to do,
Cause you know, you know I needed you
To tear me apart, and make me new, oh tear me apart
and make me new
make me new
Sometimes we need some help when life gets hard to do, and
I know I got caught up but I've been pulling through
and I know I might have slipped when I told you I didn't need you
Well, you never know what you have until it leaves you
no, you never know what you have until it leaves you
and I'm sorry
that you had to go so soon
you said you couldn't stay, more than you had to, and
you swore you knew it from the start
that some day we'd fall apart, and you wouldn't know what to do
well heaven knows you did more than you had to
heaven knows you did more than you had to
oh and I hope you know you did more than you had to
when you ran away
Lyrics submitted by blurrymonkey
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