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.
When the routine bites hard
And ambitions are low
And resentment rides high
But emotions won't grow
And we are changing our ways
Taking different roads
Then love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Why is the bedroom so cold?
Turned away on your side
Is my timing that flawed?
Our respect runs so dry
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept all our lives
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Do you cry out in your sleep?
All my failings expose
Get a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
Is it something so good?
Just can't function no more
When love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
And ambitions are low
And resentment rides high
But emotions won't grow
And we are changing our ways
Taking different roads
Then love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Why is the bedroom so cold?
Turned away on your side
Is my timing that flawed?
Our respect runs so dry
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept all our lives
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Do you cry out in your sleep?
All my failings expose
Get a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
Is it something so good?
Just can't function no more
When love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Lyrics submitted by LilyBear
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Susanna is one of those rare artists that you can hear the emotion in her voice when she sings. This is a cover song, originally recorded by Joy Division, I believe, and it's been covered by a few other bands...but I absolutely love this version. She sings it so beautifully.
When I hear this song I think of two people in a relationship that are kind of growing apart from each other and they feel like the relationship has come to a stand-still. They separate but ultimately come together again for some reason they can't really figure out. They love each other, but they know deep down that it's coming to an end...or really, that it's been over for some time.
"Our respect runs so dry Yet there's still this appeal That we've kept all our lives
Love, love will tear us apart again"
I also think this lyric is written so perfectly: "When the routine bites hard"
The imagery fits so well. It's you realizing so suddenly how monotonous your life is that it feels like you've been bitten...hard. But that credit goes to the writer of the song, I suppose.
This is one of those songs that I put on repeat and just listen.