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'm not clear how it is i ended up here dej?
vu-think of you now so far, once so near
tangled in my own reflection--on the way down
--fadeaway
with my hands on my mind i hold wounds that
won't mend with my eyes opened wide i can see
it's the end... tangled in my imperfections--on
the way down
fadeaway
don't hate me now--they've torn away the
ground from under me right after they were
reassured that i believed normality is not a
word i understand at all i set myself up for the
fall withdrawing deep into the hole this
isolated little cell leaves me cold and faded
i'm my one and only friend
i am my worst enemy - i find new methods to
pretend that this is not reality
don't be lonely--now i'm your only... just stay
far away from me when i fadeaway from me
decline--more whine--deadline all mine.
vu-think of you now so far, once so near
tangled in my own reflection--on the way down
--fadeaway
with my hands on my mind i hold wounds that
won't mend with my eyes opened wide i can see
it's the end... tangled in my imperfections--on
the way down
fadeaway
don't hate me now--they've torn away the
ground from under me right after they were
reassured that i believed normality is not a
word i understand at all i set myself up for the
fall withdrawing deep into the hole this
isolated little cell leaves me cold and faded
i'm my one and only friend
i am my worst enemy - i find new methods to
pretend that this is not reality
don't be lonely--now i'm your only... just stay
far away from me when i fadeaway from me
decline--more whine--deadline all mine.
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