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.
Your stitches are all out
But your scars are healing wrong
The helium balloon inside your room has come undone
And it's pushing up at the ceiling
And the flickering lights it cannot get beyond
Everyone takes turns
Now it's yours to play the part
And they're sitting all around you
Holding copies of your chart
And the misery inside their eyes is
Synchronized and reflecting into yours
Hold on
One more time with feeling
Try it again, breathing's just a rhythm
Say it in your mind until you know that the words are right
This is why we fight
You thought by now you'd be
So much better than you are
You thought by now they'd see
That you had come so far
And the pride inside their eyes
Would synchronized into a love you've never known
So much more than you've been shown
Hold on
One more time with feeling
Try it again, breathing's just a rhythm
Say it in your mind, until you know that the
Words are right
This is why we fight
This is why we fight
But your scars are healing wrong
The helium balloon inside your room has come undone
And it's pushing up at the ceiling
And the flickering lights it cannot get beyond
Everyone takes turns
Now it's yours to play the part
And they're sitting all around you
Holding copies of your chart
And the misery inside their eyes is
Synchronized and reflecting into yours
Hold on
One more time with feeling
Try it again, breathing's just a rhythm
Say it in your mind until you know that the words are right
This is why we fight
You thought by now you'd be
So much better than you are
You thought by now they'd see
That you had come so far
And the pride inside their eyes
Would synchronized into a love you've never known
So much more than you've been shown
Hold on
One more time with feeling
Try it again, breathing's just a rhythm
Say it in your mind, until you know that the
Words are right
This is why we fight
This is why we fight
Lyrics submitted by looiz, edited by ReSpektFan
One More Time with Feeling Lyrics as written by Regina Spektor
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I certainly think that the hospital metaphor makes sense, but also that it's only the outer layer of meaning in the lyrics.
Personally, this song speaks to me about mental illness (much like bridgetrat suggested) - struggling so hard to battle the symptoms; being hospitalised at times; "healing wrong" by rushing through therapy due to being so desperate to convince everybody that you are better. But as with her other songs, I'm sure that the lyrics can be applied to an endless combination of scenarios.
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