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.
Pâle septembre,
comme il est loin,
le temps du ciel sans cendres
il serait temps de s'entendre
sur le nombre de jours qui
jonchent le sol
d'octobre
Mâle si tendre
au debut de novembre
devint sourd aux avances de l'amour
mais quel mal me prit
de m'éprendre de lui ?
Sale décembre
comme il est lourd le ciel
sais-tu que les statues de sel
ont cessé de t'attendre ?
Pâle septembre
Entends-tu le glas que je sonne ?
Je t'aime toujours d'amour
je sème l'amour
Les saisons passent mais de grâce
faisons semblant qu'elles nous ressemblent
Mais qui est cet homme qui tombe de la tour ?
Mais qui est cet homme qui tombe des cieux ?
Mais qui est cet homme qui tombe amoureux ?
Pâle septembre,
comme il est loin,
le temps du ciel sans cendres
il serait temps de s'entendre
comme il est loin,
le temps du ciel sans cendres
il serait temps de s'entendre
sur le nombre de jours qui
jonchent le sol
d'octobre
Mâle si tendre
au debut de novembre
devint sourd aux avances de l'amour
mais quel mal me prit
de m'éprendre de lui ?
Sale décembre
comme il est lourd le ciel
sais-tu que les statues de sel
ont cessé de t'attendre ?
Pâle septembre
Entends-tu le glas que je sonne ?
Je t'aime toujours d'amour
je sème l'amour
Les saisons passent mais de grâce
faisons semblant qu'elles nous ressemblent
Mais qui est cet homme qui tombe de la tour ?
Mais qui est cet homme qui tombe des cieux ?
Mais qui est cet homme qui tombe amoureux ?
Pâle septembre,
comme il est loin,
le temps du ciel sans cendres
il serait temps de s'entendre
Lyrics submitted by snowcamping
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