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.
I'm sure if you wanted to stop love
You could just untie your end and let it go
But, my God, you don't, you don't
Yeah, I think I love you for it
Yeah, I think I love you for it
You're still sending cells to their rightful places
When forming more likely to escape such a narrow way to life
What's it look like from your side?
From here I can't see why it's worth, why it's worth
One more coming, coming out cursed
Say it, say it
Say what this is all for
Say it, say it
Say what this is all for
Say, it's redemption
'Cause our world is grey, world is grey
We're just swaying from side to side
And our world is grey, world is grey
We are thieves and saints alike
But you don't let go, don't let go
We keep swaying and swaying
And you don't let go, you don't
Yeah, I think I love you for it
He's shooting God up his arm through a needle
And she's putting cuts on her legs to bleed out the devil
Surely you will not die
Eat and you shall be like God, what have we done?
Say it, say it
Say that this is all for redemption
'Cause our world is grey, world is grey
We're just swaying from side to side
Our world is grey, world is grey
We are thieves and saints alike
But you don't let go, don't let go
We keep swaying and swaying
We all just sway, we all just sway
But you don't let go, you don't, you don't
I'm sure if you wanted to stop love
You could just untie your end, let it go
My God, you don't
You could just untie your end and let it go
But, my God, you don't, you don't
Yeah, I think I love you for it
Yeah, I think I love you for it
You're still sending cells to their rightful places
When forming more likely to escape such a narrow way to life
What's it look like from your side?
From here I can't see why it's worth, why it's worth
One more coming, coming out cursed
Say it, say it
Say what this is all for
Say it, say it
Say what this is all for
Say, it's redemption
'Cause our world is grey, world is grey
We're just swaying from side to side
And our world is grey, world is grey
We are thieves and saints alike
But you don't let go, don't let go
We keep swaying and swaying
And you don't let go, you don't
Yeah, I think I love you for it
He's shooting God up his arm through a needle
And she's putting cuts on her legs to bleed out the devil
Surely you will not die
Eat and you shall be like God, what have we done?
Say it, say it
Say that this is all for redemption
'Cause our world is grey, world is grey
We're just swaying from side to side
Our world is grey, world is grey
We are thieves and saints alike
But you don't let go, don't let go
We keep swaying and swaying
We all just sway, we all just sway
But you don't let go, you don't, you don't
I'm sure if you wanted to stop love
You could just untie your end, let it go
My God, you don't
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