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.
ai de lu shang shui zai zong huo
que mei mei ren wei ta ku qi
yu di lai de tai zao ye yao huo xie shang di
yi sheng wan an shuo de tai zhao
mei you hui yi zhen me xun zhao
xun zhao ji zhu ni de dong xi
CHORUS:
bu zhi bu jue ni ru
ai bu shi shou de you xi
bu zhi bu jue fa xian
yi qie zhao an pai jiu xu
dian liang deng huo zhan zai
mei you le ni de ling yu
ai ni de wei xiao
ai dao dan dang bu qi
ai guo ji fen jin shu duo shao
dou mei mei ren wei ta gan dong
gan dong hai shi wang le zhui hao
repeat chorus
ai lai ai qu mei le fan ying
deng huo jing dong bu liao shen jing
you shi ai qing tu you xu ming
ENGLISH TRANSLATION :
Who is setting fire to the path of love?
Yet no one is crying for it
The rain drops have arrived too early
Yet we still must thank God
Our good nights were said too early
There are no memories
[So] how can we search for things to remember you by?
I unconsciously enter into
A game I can't stop playing
I unconsciously discover that
Everything has been pre-arranged
I strike a light
I stand in a territory without you
I love your smile
I love it so much I can't bear its burden
How much have we loved, how much have we confided in each other?
No one was moved by it
It's better to forget than be moved
I've loved so much I've become numb
Lights no longer unnerve me
Sometimes love has a false reputation
愛的路上誰在縱火
卻沒沒人為它哭泣
雨滴來得太早 也要或謝上帝
一聲晚安說得太早
沒有回憶怎麼尋找
尋找記住你的東西
不知不覺 進入
愛不釋手的遊戲
不知不覺 發現
一切早安排就緒
點亮燈火 站在
沒有了你的領域
愛你的微笑
愛到擔當不起
愛過幾分傾訴多少
都沒沒人為它感動
感動還是忘了最好
不知不覺 進入
愛不釋手的遊戲
點亮燈火 站在
沒有了你的領域
不知不覺 發現
一切早安排就緒
愛你的微笑
愛到擔當不起
愛來愛去沒了反應
燈火驚動不了神經
有時愛情徒有虛名
que mei mei ren wei ta ku qi
yu di lai de tai zao ye yao huo xie shang di
yi sheng wan an shuo de tai zhao
mei you hui yi zhen me xun zhao
xun zhao ji zhu ni de dong xi
CHORUS:
bu zhi bu jue ni ru
ai bu shi shou de you xi
bu zhi bu jue fa xian
yi qie zhao an pai jiu xu
dian liang deng huo zhan zai
mei you le ni de ling yu
ai ni de wei xiao
ai dao dan dang bu qi
ai guo ji fen jin shu duo shao
dou mei mei ren wei ta gan dong
gan dong hai shi wang le zhui hao
repeat chorus
ai lai ai qu mei le fan ying
deng huo jing dong bu liao shen jing
you shi ai qing tu you xu ming
ENGLISH TRANSLATION :
Who is setting fire to the path of love?
Yet no one is crying for it
The rain drops have arrived too early
Yet we still must thank God
Our good nights were said too early
There are no memories
[So] how can we search for things to remember you by?
I unconsciously enter into
A game I can't stop playing
I unconsciously discover that
Everything has been pre-arranged
I strike a light
I stand in a territory without you
I love your smile
I love it so much I can't bear its burden
How much have we loved, how much have we confided in each other?
No one was moved by it
It's better to forget than be moved
I've loved so much I've become numb
Lights no longer unnerve me
Sometimes love has a false reputation
愛的路上誰在縱火
卻沒沒人為它哭泣
雨滴來得太早 也要或謝上帝
一聲晚安說得太早
沒有回憶怎麼尋找
尋找記住你的東西
不知不覺 進入
愛不釋手的遊戲
不知不覺 發現
一切早安排就緒
點亮燈火 站在
沒有了你的領域
愛你的微笑
愛到擔當不起
愛過幾分傾訴多少
都沒沒人為它感動
感動還是忘了最好
不知不覺 進入
愛不釋手的遊戲
點亮燈火 站在
沒有了你的領域
不知不覺 發現
一切早安排就緒
愛你的微笑
愛到擔當不起
愛來愛去沒了反應
燈火驚動不了神經
有時愛情徒有虛名
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