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.
Oh my babe
Oh my love
Early was the morn
Flowers filled with dew
I became somebody through lovin' you
Softly as a child
Born in natural rain
I predict the seasons to go unchanged
Sometimes in life
You run across a love unknown
Without a reason
It seems like you belong
Hold on dear life
Don't go off running from what's new
I became somebody through loving you
Warm was the sun
That covered my body so
Reminding me of you
As I first known
Those were the days
The days that changed my life
And made me new
I became somebody through loving you
Sometimes in life
You run across a love unknown
Without a reason
It seems like you belong
Hold on dear life
Don't go off running from what's new
I became somebody through loving you
As the sun shines
Down on me
I know with you in love is
Where I wanna be
Oh sometimes
I go on through life
Thinking love is something that is not meant for me
Whoa
Somebody somebody
Hold on dear life
Don't go off runnin' from what's new
I became somebody through loving you
I became somebody through loving you
I became somebody through loving you
Oh my love
Early was the morn
Flowers filled with dew
I became somebody through lovin' you
Softly as a child
Born in natural rain
I predict the seasons to go unchanged
Sometimes in life
You run across a love unknown
Without a reason
It seems like you belong
Hold on dear life
Don't go off running from what's new
I became somebody through loving you
Warm was the sun
That covered my body so
Reminding me of you
As I first known
Those were the days
The days that changed my life
And made me new
I became somebody through loving you
Sometimes in life
You run across a love unknown
Without a reason
It seems like you belong
Hold on dear life
Don't go off running from what's new
I became somebody through loving you
As the sun shines
Down on me
I know with you in love is
Where I wanna be
Oh sometimes
I go on through life
Thinking love is something that is not meant for me
Whoa
Somebody somebody
Hold on dear life
Don't go off runnin' from what's new
I became somebody through loving you
I became somebody through loving you
I became somebody through loving you
Lyrics submitted by chocolate chip eyes
Dear Life Lyrics as written by Anthony Cornelius N Hamilton Junod Etienne
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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