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.
Always in my thoughts, you are
Always in my dreams, you are
I got your voice on tape
I got your spirit in a photograph
Always out of reach, you are
Cold inside my arms, you are
Simple like a child, you are
I remember when you took my hand
And led me through the rain
Down inside my soul, you are
The more I show the way I feel
The less I find that you give a damn
The more I get to know
The less I find that I understand
Innocent, the time we spent
Forgot to mention we're good friends
You thought it was the start of something beautiful?
Well, think again
Mother lost her looks for you
Father never wanted you
I trust to love and then
I find that you never really felt the same
Something in your heart, so cruel
The more I show the way I feel
The less I find that you give a damn
The more I get to know
The less I find that I understand
Innocent, the time we spent
Forgot to mention we're good friends
You thought it was the start of something beautiful?
Well, think again
The more I show the way I feel
The less I find that you give a damn
The more I get to know
The less I find that I understand
Innocent, the time we spent
Forgot to mention we're good friends
You thought it was the start of something beautiful?
Well, think again
Always in my dreams, you are
I got your voice on tape
I got your spirit in a photograph
Always out of reach, you are
Cold inside my arms, you are
Simple like a child, you are
I remember when you took my hand
And led me through the rain
Down inside my soul, you are
The more I show the way I feel
The less I find that you give a damn
The more I get to know
The less I find that I understand
Innocent, the time we spent
Forgot to mention we're good friends
You thought it was the start of something beautiful?
Well, think again
Mother lost her looks for you
Father never wanted you
I trust to love and then
I find that you never really felt the same
Something in your heart, so cruel
The more I show the way I feel
The less I find that you give a damn
The more I get to know
The less I find that I understand
Innocent, the time we spent
Forgot to mention we're good friends
You thought it was the start of something beautiful?
Well, think again
The more I show the way I feel
The less I find that you give a damn
The more I get to know
The less I find that I understand
Innocent, the time we spent
Forgot to mention we're good friends
You thought it was the start of something beautiful?
Well, think again
Lyrics submitted by 2006200720082009, edited by jottam, flSuizidkommando, parhelion, tanvir1020
The Start of Something Beautiful Lyrics as written by Gavin Richard Harrison Colin Edwin Balch
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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You're my hero, LOL. Probably because I fell exactly the same after my gf broke up with me when I was just 17. And even more because you really get the song IMHO. ;)
Just wanted to say that girls go through this too! I went through rejection after rejection during those years.