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 will not leave a letter nothing at all
I'm sure you won't notice that I'm even gone
I won't break this silence we've shared for so long
I will be strong
I will not leave a letter, nothing at all
I'm sure you won't notice that I'm even gone
Why did I stay here, stay for so long
When we're so far gone
I feel so stupid, taking this fall
I should have seen it, known all along
I won't break this silence we've shared for so long
I will be strong
What could you possibly want from me
Can't you see I'm already gone
Everything we thought we'd be
I still don't feel sorry for this loss
I will not waste a moment thinking these thoughts
Forgetting comes easy
I never cared at all
Hurt became hate, now I'm feeling the strain
There's just too much pain
Fell in to pieces, get swept away
Left all our pictures, some to fade
I won't break this silence we've shared for so long
I will be strong
What could you possibly want from me
Can't you see I'm already gone
Everything we thought we'd be
I still don't feel sorry for this loss
You don't have to say anything at all
I won't stop you from walking away
I'll do nothing at all
Sitting here I waste a day
While the memories fade away
You know I expected so much more from you
I'm sure you won't notice that I'm even gone
I won't break this silence we've shared for so long
I will be strong
I will not leave a letter, nothing at all
I'm sure you won't notice that I'm even gone
Why did I stay here, stay for so long
When we're so far gone
I feel so stupid, taking this fall
I should have seen it, known all along
I won't break this silence we've shared for so long
I will be strong
What could you possibly want from me
Can't you see I'm already gone
Everything we thought we'd be
I still don't feel sorry for this loss
I will not waste a moment thinking these thoughts
Forgetting comes easy
I never cared at all
Hurt became hate, now I'm feeling the strain
There's just too much pain
Fell in to pieces, get swept away
Left all our pictures, some to fade
I won't break this silence we've shared for so long
I will be strong
What could you possibly want from me
Can't you see I'm already gone
Everything we thought we'd be
I still don't feel sorry for this loss
You don't have to say anything at all
I won't stop you from walking away
I'll do nothing at all
Sitting here I waste a day
While the memories fade away
You know I expected so much more from you
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@Isabell-AKA-Nathan Don't let it get you down... it may be tough now, but just keep listening to Crossfade and other great bands and seek comfort among your friends and/or family.
This song is absolutely amazing... It hits my right in the soft and unprotected part of my mind. Maybe it's because of the situation I'm into now... I'm not depressed, but I got some pretty fucked up things on my mind. But "I will be strong" It won't get my down!
This song as you said about people who leave things behind and the influence on the people who have to deal with them. It can be a leaving or dying friend, a object or message or even a loved one, who suddenly left or got lost. The people who have to deal with it, all deal with it a diffrent way: some get depressed, some get mad, and others don't know what to do without it/him/her. But Crossfade wants to tell you that it hasn't be your fault that they left and that you should't blame yoursel for it. Just say: FUCK IT!! What can you possibly want from me! You rejected me first and now you wan't me back.... no way!
Simply amazing...