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.
Life is one big stage
And it's all the rage
To go walking out
To take a bow
See me roam
See me climb
If I leave here now
I can make good time
See me fall
See me rise
Grabbing one last look
Then I'll wave goodbye
Goodbye
Light shines on my face
When I need my space
I've been feeling blue
Well how 'bout you?
Now this bird has flown
Like I've always known it would
Maybe someday soon
You'll be flying too
See me roam
See me climb
If I leave here now
I can make good time
See me fall
See me rise
Grabbing one last look
Then I'll wave goodbye
Goodbye
You try, you try to hold on
But it's too late
It's too late, I'm gone
Life's a stage
It's all the rage
The curtain's raised
I'm coming out
Life's a stage
The curtain's raised
I'm coming out
Life's a stage
The curtain's raised
I'm coming out
See me roam
See me climb
If I leave here now
I can make good time
See me fall
See me rise
Grabbing one last look
Then I'll wave goodbye
Goodbye
You try, you try to hold on
But it's too late
It's too late
You try, you try to hold on
But it's too late
It's too late
It's too late, I'm gone
And it's all the rage
To go walking out
To take a bow
See me roam
See me climb
If I leave here now
I can make good time
See me fall
See me rise
Grabbing one last look
Then I'll wave goodbye
Goodbye
Light shines on my face
When I need my space
I've been feeling blue
Well how 'bout you?
Now this bird has flown
Like I've always known it would
Maybe someday soon
You'll be flying too
See me roam
See me climb
If I leave here now
I can make good time
See me fall
See me rise
Grabbing one last look
Then I'll wave goodbye
Goodbye
You try, you try to hold on
But it's too late
It's too late, I'm gone
Life's a stage
It's all the rage
The curtain's raised
I'm coming out
Life's a stage
The curtain's raised
I'm coming out
Life's a stage
The curtain's raised
I'm coming out
See me roam
See me climb
If I leave here now
I can make good time
See me fall
See me rise
Grabbing one last look
Then I'll wave goodbye
Goodbye
You try, you try to hold on
But it's too late
It's too late
You try, you try to hold on
But it's too late
It's too late
It's too late, I'm gone
Lyrics submitted by Leony-x
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