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.
look at them running off the sidewalk,
look at us falling off a building,
look at them reading lights,
look at me, look at you,
could everybody standing around us,
could everybody drown us here
just looking through the looking glass
not alone, not alone, not alone, not alone here,
look at the sidewalk cracking under,
the under side is black,
look at us broken, bricks are falling,
the shades of grey
look at the shallow, the shallow water, that comes on me
walk to the water, walk to the water,
shed through the looking glass
not alone, not alone, not alone, not alone here (x5)
look at us falling off a building,
look at them reading lights,
look at me, look at you,
could everybody standing around us,
could everybody drown us here
just looking through the looking glass
not alone, not alone, not alone, not alone here,
look at the sidewalk cracking under,
the under side is black,
look at us broken, bricks are falling,
the shades of grey
look at the shallow, the shallow water, that comes on me
walk to the water, walk to the water,
shed through the looking glass
not alone, not alone, not alone, not alone here (x5)
Lyrics submitted by dustfinger
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Standing On The Edge Of Summer
Thursday
Thursday
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
Great song :") answering (TooHardToLetYouGo) I think ppl around them has to do with their breaking under.. I think the couple are deeply in love clear when he says(falling off a building) " the building" stands for their strong love, steady & firm. "look at them running off the sidewalk" He wants to say that everybody runs from the side walk (normally everyone runs away from falling apart) but his point is that how could they do that while are the reason for pushing me and you to the edge and make us fall separated from each other by FORCE!!! "could everybody standing around us, could everybody drown us here just looking through the looking glass" All they doing is keep us fall looking through the looking glass not doing anything about it.. then he talks about their falling, how bad it is "bricks are falling, the shades of grey" and then he wants her to grap any string of hope when he said "look at the shallow, the shallow water, that comes on me walk to the water, walk to the water, shed through the looking glass" he wants her to help him do anything about their seperation though his tone sounds that there is no hope but still he is hangin to any and wants her to do the same..
So he says (not alone) cuz he knows they will always love each other no matter what and deep inside their hearts can feel each other together or apart :(
So touching.. the lyrics affected me deeply :( loved it