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.
Is this another complication I face?
Here is the mistake, coming back to catch me
To you, to you I hold
Now I know that I'm alive
All the loneliness is filled by you inside
And as I finally breathe the air
You opened up my eyes, now I'm alive
A lesson in breathing is never using control
Seconds from this place, I've never been so unsure
To you, to you I hold
Now I know that I'm alive
All the loneliness is filled by you inside
And as I finally breathe the air
You opened up my eyes, now I'm alive
To the heights, to the heights, there is hope
It's been waiting all along
To the heights, to the heights, there is hope
Waiting
Now I know that I'm alive
All the loneliness is filled by you inside
And as I finally breathe the air
You opened up my eyes, now I'm alive
Here is the mistake, coming back to catch me
To you, to you I hold
Now I know that I'm alive
All the loneliness is filled by you inside
And as I finally breathe the air
You opened up my eyes, now I'm alive
A lesson in breathing is never using control
Seconds from this place, I've never been so unsure
To you, to you I hold
Now I know that I'm alive
All the loneliness is filled by you inside
And as I finally breathe the air
You opened up my eyes, now I'm alive
To the heights, to the heights, there is hope
It's been waiting all along
To the heights, to the heights, there is hope
Waiting
Now I know that I'm alive
All the loneliness is filled by you inside
And as I finally breathe the air
You opened up my eyes, now I'm alive
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i cant believe no one had commented to this song yet!!..well i love it!!!..i think its pretty much about God and that he fills us when we are lonely,and with him, there is hope and stuff like that..i love falling up!!
i cant believe no one had commented to this song yet!!..well i love it!!!..i think its pretty much about God and that he fills us when we are lonely,and with him, there is hope and stuff like that..i love falling up!!
'This song is about waking up the heart. Finding a rhythm of a beating heart, full of life, that leads one to a life that will never be lonely again.' - Falling Up
By far my favorite song. God fills up our hearts. We should never feel lonely. This song is tight
this song is amazing! I think it's about how when we feel so lonely, God is always there to fill us up. I don't get why it's called "Hotel Aquarium" though...anybody know?
"Is this another complication I face? Here is the mistake, coming back to catch me." is about someone who thinking that they are facing another complication; now there is the mistake chasing them. "To you, to you I hold." is about them believing to someone, they hold some importance. "Now I know that I'm alive. All the loneliness is filled by you inside. And as I finally breathe the air, you open up my eyes. Now I'm alive." is about that person I spoke about in the beginning, finally knowing that their alive; that someone has finally found someone who fills their loneliness; as they breathe the air finally, someone has opened up their eyes; they're alive. "A lesson in breathing is never using control. Seconds from this place, I've never been so unsure." is about a lesson someone has learned about breathing, which is never use control; seconds from somewhere, they've never been so unsure about it. "To the heights, to the heights, there is hope. It's been waiting all along. To the heights, to the heights, there is hope. Waiting." is about to the heights eyes, there is some form of hope; it has been waiting for a long time; to the heights, there is a form of hope; that hope is wating.