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.
Yesterday has taken my tomorrows
My empty heart can't take no more
It's hard to live with no-one to follow
Where's the hope I once had before?
I watch the seasons fade
My face still out of place
Each step I can't deny I'm in trouble, tell me
How can I live without somebody like you?
Somebody like you, please tell me
How can I live without somebody like you
Please tell me it's over, it's almost over
So many things in this room remind me
Of being here next to you
These scars consume my mind and body
Where's the hope that I once knew?
I watch the season's fade
My face still out of place
Each step I can't deny I'm in trouble, tell me
How can I live without somebody like you?
Somebody like you, please tell me
How can I live without somebody like you
Please tell me it's over, it's almost over
I'm sitting and listening, laughing and wondering
I'm watching the stars go by
Everything reminds me of you
And I can't get you off my mind
How can I live, how can I live
How can I live without you in my life?
How can I live without somebody like you?
Somebody like you, please tell me
How can I live without somebody like you
Please tell me it's over, it's almost over
How can I live without you? (How can I live?)
I'm watching the stars go by
How can I live without you? (How can I live?)
When I can't get you off my mind
My empty heart can't take no more
It's hard to live with no-one to follow
Where's the hope I once had before?
I watch the seasons fade
My face still out of place
Each step I can't deny I'm in trouble, tell me
How can I live without somebody like you?
Somebody like you, please tell me
How can I live without somebody like you
Please tell me it's over, it's almost over
So many things in this room remind me
Of being here next to you
These scars consume my mind and body
Where's the hope that I once knew?
I watch the season's fade
My face still out of place
Each step I can't deny I'm in trouble, tell me
How can I live without somebody like you?
Somebody like you, please tell me
How can I live without somebody like you
Please tell me it's over, it's almost over
I'm sitting and listening, laughing and wondering
I'm watching the stars go by
Everything reminds me of you
And I can't get you off my mind
How can I live, how can I live
How can I live without you in my life?
How can I live without somebody like you?
Somebody like you, please tell me
How can I live without somebody like you
Please tell me it's over, it's almost over
How can I live without you? (How can I live?)
I'm watching the stars go by
How can I live without you? (How can I live?)
When I can't get you off my mind
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Somebody Like You Lyrics as written by Dylan Allison Dave Gracia
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im not rly sure about the meaning of this one... i think its about someone close to him like a
lover or sumthing passing away and hes asking "how can i live without somebody like you"
u kinda have to watch the video
I think this song is about a lover who has passed on. If it was about an EX I would think there would be more talk about where they are now or asking for them back.
Its mainly talking about how its so hard to go on without this person. Time goes by the feelings dont change they still feel the same way.
Its about his girlfriend that died, and that he cant live without her because he loved her so much.
I watched the video and the part about someone passing away makes sense to me. So I'll say it's about a friend/loved one passing away and he's trying to go through life without them in it. "How can I live without somebody like you?" pretty much says it all.