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 reach out
it feels good
i observe
i write i sing
this is what works
it happens
you said "it happens"
you said "it happens"
do you remember that?
do you remember all of that time?
i was coloring you in, writing the details
when you fixed the lines it clicked
when you bled it was more of an end than you'll know
more of an end than you'll let yourself know
more of an end than you want to know
digital tides is all i can make
my roommate's asleep and i live with nine others
they're circles surrounding what i'm trying
but i love it i rely on it
i want them to stay forever
i want you to stay forever
i wanted you to stay forever
but that's untenable, you know? nothing lasts forever, right?
well this is fucking bullshit then. it makes sense to alter
what "forever" means, right? shove it into blank space, watch
it collapse? it's in an aluminum can that i stuck in the northeast
elevator. it's in the phonebox. eye know you're healing. to heal and
be healed. it's fucking amazing. you're like a letter. a
new thing to understand and then integrate into everything. i don't
think you get that though. you won't you don't. it's not so obvious.
uh, i'm making this for you. i'm making this for myself. what's the difference?
there won't be. you're shadows. you fall you breathe you walk.
i didn't want to go in this direction i have to stop.
i love you. you're my north tower. i have to stop.
it feels good
i observe
i write i sing
this is what works
it happens
you said "it happens"
you said "it happens"
do you remember that?
do you remember all of that time?
i was coloring you in, writing the details
when you fixed the lines it clicked
when you bled it was more of an end than you'll know
more of an end than you'll let yourself know
more of an end than you want to know
digital tides is all i can make
my roommate's asleep and i live with nine others
they're circles surrounding what i'm trying
but i love it i rely on it
i want them to stay forever
i want you to stay forever
i wanted you to stay forever
but that's untenable, you know? nothing lasts forever, right?
well this is fucking bullshit then. it makes sense to alter
what "forever" means, right? shove it into blank space, watch
it collapse? it's in an aluminum can that i stuck in the northeast
elevator. it's in the phonebox. eye know you're healing. to heal and
be healed. it's fucking amazing. you're like a letter. a
new thing to understand and then integrate into everything. i don't
think you get that though. you won't you don't. it's not so obvious.
uh, i'm making this for you. i'm making this for myself. what's the difference?
there won't be. you're shadows. you fall you breathe you walk.
i didn't want to go in this direction i have to stop.
i love you. you're my north tower. i have to stop.
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