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.
If I failed to deliver
If the world left you bitter
If waitin' and prayin' hasn't led to you payin'
Of course I will care
If the world stripped you bare
But your killing your liver with toxins
That help you to
See this whole mess
Receive this hopeless
Transmission
Are u trying to say that'd you'd rather decay than
Believe
Are you willing to cry
At the scene of the crime
Are u able to turn on the tears in the blink of an eye
If your ready
Tonight if your steady
Well help you to see in ways that will help you to find
This whole mess
Receive this hopeless transmission
Are u trying to say that you'd rather decay than believe
And if walking back home
Is the way to my heart
You've taken it over and torn it apart
I've got nothing to lose and a whole lot to gain
I've got infinite reasons and nothing to say
'Cause its now or now
It's now or never
It's now or never
Are u willing to dance
For the sake of romance
I'm a terrible dancer but hey let them look
Let them laugh
I'm not listening
For you I'm persisting
But my energies sinking as u slump to your chair
So ill throw this whole mess away
And if walking back home
Is the way to my heart
You've taken it over and torn it apart
I've got nothing to lose and a whole lot to gain
I've got infinite reasons and nothing to say
'Cause its now or now
It's now or never
It's now or never
If the world left you bitter
If waitin' and prayin' hasn't led to you payin'
Of course I will care
If the world stripped you bare
But your killing your liver with toxins
That help you to
See this whole mess
Receive this hopeless
Transmission
Are u trying to say that'd you'd rather decay than
Believe
Are you willing to cry
At the scene of the crime
Are u able to turn on the tears in the blink of an eye
If your ready
Tonight if your steady
Well help you to see in ways that will help you to find
This whole mess
Receive this hopeless transmission
Are u trying to say that you'd rather decay than believe
And if walking back home
Is the way to my heart
You've taken it over and torn it apart
I've got nothing to lose and a whole lot to gain
I've got infinite reasons and nothing to say
'Cause its now or now
It's now or never
It's now or never
Are u willing to dance
For the sake of romance
I'm a terrible dancer but hey let them look
Let them laugh
I'm not listening
For you I'm persisting
But my energies sinking as u slump to your chair
So ill throw this whole mess away
And if walking back home
Is the way to my heart
You've taken it over and torn it apart
I've got nothing to lose and a whole lot to gain
I've got infinite reasons and nothing to say
'Cause its now or now
It's now or never
It's now or never
Lyrics submitted by AROBTTH, edited by WanderingWisp
Now or Never Lyrics as written by James Roger Arguile Gareth Edward Jennings
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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