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.
Meine Augen schaun mich müde an
Und finden keinen Trost
Ich kann mich nicht mehr mit ansehn
Bin ichlos
Alles was hier mal war
Kann ich nicht mehr in mir finden
Alles weg
Wie I'm Wahn
Ich seh mich immer mehr verschwinden
Ich bin nich ich wenn do nich bei mir bist
Bin ich allein
Und das was jetzt noch von mir übrig ist
Will ich nich sein
Draußen hängt der Himmel schief
Und an der Wand dein Abschiedsbrief
Ich bin nich ich wenn do nich bei mir bist
Bin ich allein
Ich weiß nicht mehr wer ich bin
Und was noch wichtig ist
Das ist alles irgendwo wo do bist
Ohne dich durch die nacht
Ich kann nichts mehr finden
Was hast do mit mir gemacht
Ich seh mich immer mehr verschwinden
Ich bin nich ich wenn do nich bei mir bist
Bin ich allein
Und das was jetzt noch von mir übrig ist
Will ich nich sein
Draußen hängt der Himmel schief
Und an der Wand dein Abschiedsbrief
Ich bin nich ich wenn do nich´ bei mir bist
Will ich nich mehr sein
Ich lös mich langsam auf
Halt mich nich mehr aus
Ich krieg dich einfach nich mehr aus mir raus
Egal wo do bist
Komm und rette mich
Ich bin nich ich wenn do nich bei mir bist
Bin ich allein
Und das was jetzt noch von mir übrig ist
Will ich nich sein
Draußen hängt der Himmel schief
Und an der Wand dein Abschiedsbrief
Ich bin nich ich wenn do nich bei mir bist
Will ich nich mehr sein
Und finden keinen Trost
Ich kann mich nicht mehr mit ansehn
Bin ichlos
Alles was hier mal war
Kann ich nicht mehr in mir finden
Alles weg
Wie I'm Wahn
Ich seh mich immer mehr verschwinden
Ich bin nich ich wenn do nich bei mir bist
Bin ich allein
Und das was jetzt noch von mir übrig ist
Will ich nich sein
Draußen hängt der Himmel schief
Und an der Wand dein Abschiedsbrief
Ich bin nich ich wenn do nich bei mir bist
Bin ich allein
Ich weiß nicht mehr wer ich bin
Und was noch wichtig ist
Das ist alles irgendwo wo do bist
Ohne dich durch die nacht
Ich kann nichts mehr finden
Was hast do mit mir gemacht
Ich seh mich immer mehr verschwinden
Ich bin nich ich wenn do nich bei mir bist
Bin ich allein
Und das was jetzt noch von mir übrig ist
Will ich nich sein
Draußen hängt der Himmel schief
Und an der Wand dein Abschiedsbrief
Ich bin nich ich wenn do nich´ bei mir bist
Will ich nich mehr sein
Ich lös mich langsam auf
Halt mich nich mehr aus
Ich krieg dich einfach nich mehr aus mir raus
Egal wo do bist
Komm und rette mich
Ich bin nich ich wenn do nich bei mir bist
Bin ich allein
Und das was jetzt noch von mir übrig ist
Will ich nich sein
Draußen hängt der Himmel schief
Und an der Wand dein Abschiedsbrief
Ich bin nich ich wenn do nich bei mir bist
Will ich nich mehr sein
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Love this song, it's very catchy! Definitely about a breakup or a lost relation with a friend.
Anyway. I tried translating it. It's very rough, but this is the basic meaning. I know very little German, but I tried X3
my eyes look weary and fail to find comfort i cannot look anymore at it--i am gone everything was once here--i can't find anything in me everything's gone--it's all such an illusion more and more i disappear
i'm not myself if you're not with me- i am alone and this is what left of me is remaining- i don't want to be me outside the sky hangs turned away and on your wall the suicide note/farewell letter (don't know, i'm assuming farewell letter) i am not myself if you're not with me- i am alone
i don't know who i am anymore, or what is still important that all went where you are without you through the night i can find nothing more in me this is what you made of me (? i got confused with the translation here, not sure if it's right) i see myself disappear more and more
i'm not myself if you're not with me- i am alone and this is what left of me is remaining- i don't want to be me outside the sky hangs turned away and on your wall the suicide note/farewell letter i am not myself if you're not with me-i don't want to be here much longer
i fade slowly stop me from fading more i'm simply not myself anymore it's perfect where you are- come and rescue me
i'm not myself if you're not with me- i am alone and this is what left of me is remaining- i don't want to be me outside the sky hangs turned away and on your wall the suicide note/farewell letter i am not myself if you're not with me-i don't want to be here much longer
i don't want to be here much longer i don't want to be here much longer
It came out a little strange but it's the basic idea. So yeah, I pretty much agree with icantdance435, though it could apply to a friendship as well.
Yeah, it's farewell letter, not a suicide note. This song is talking about what Bill was going through when his parents divorced.
Wait, I posted that in the wrong section. Gosh darn it. But I was right about the farewell letter part.