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.
It's 4 am and I'm wide awake
Waiting for the thoughts to fade
I flick a ring of all of my mistakes
And as the light starts creeping in
I slowly feel
The day missing
But I wont even know where to begin
Do I push too hard
I fall too fast
A moment never seems to last
And will I stop long enough to know
Cos everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt
I cry
I feel it in my veins
I just cant walk away, this time
Your words circle in my head
And weigh so heavy on my chest
And I'm crushed by your expectation
I only want to do some good
To dumb to know if I could
And I just wanna feel the days I'm in
And do I go too far
Not far enough
Why cant I keep my big mouth shut and do
And lead the life that we should
And everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt I cry
I feel it in my veins
I just cant walk away, this time
Did I say too much again?
I'm just a girl in a panic
If I tell you my truth
Am I getting through?
And it just seems I should confess
Who am I to pretend?
This is more than I can carry
Cause everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt
I cry
I hold my head up high
I know ill be alright, this time
I feel it in my veins
I just cant walk away this time
This time
This time
This time
This time
Its 4 am and I'm wide awake
Waiting for my thoughts to fade
And its time like these I see your face
Waiting for the thoughts to fade
I flick a ring of all of my mistakes
And as the light starts creeping in
I slowly feel
The day missing
But I wont even know where to begin
Do I push too hard
I fall too fast
A moment never seems to last
And will I stop long enough to know
Cos everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt
I cry
I feel it in my veins
I just cant walk away, this time
Your words circle in my head
And weigh so heavy on my chest
And I'm crushed by your expectation
I only want to do some good
To dumb to know if I could
And I just wanna feel the days I'm in
And do I go too far
Not far enough
Why cant I keep my big mouth shut and do
And lead the life that we should
And everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt I cry
I feel it in my veins
I just cant walk away, this time
Did I say too much again?
I'm just a girl in a panic
If I tell you my truth
Am I getting through?
And it just seems I should confess
Who am I to pretend?
This is more than I can carry
Cause everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt
I cry
I hold my head up high
I know ill be alright, this time
I feel it in my veins
I just cant walk away this time
This time
This time
This time
This time
Its 4 am and I'm wide awake
Waiting for my thoughts to fade
And its time like these I see your face
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The spelling errors and such in this post are driving me crazy, sorry! I believe lyrics are:
It's 4 a.m. and I'm wide awake Waiting for my thoughts to fade A flickering of all of my mistakes And as the light starts creeping in I slowly feel The day I'm missing But I wouldn't even know where to begin
Do I push too hard? Or fall too fast? The moment never seems to last Will I stop long enough to know -
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Your words circle in my head Weigh so heavy on my chest And I'm crushed by your expectation I only want to do some good Too dumb to know if I could And I just wanna feel the days I'm in
Do I go too far? Not far enough? Why can't I keep my big mouth shut? And do we lead the life that we should?
And everybody burns And when it starts to hurt, I cry I feel it in my veins I just can't walk away This time
Did I say too much again? I'm just a girl in a panic If I tell you my truth Am I getting through? It just seems I should confess And who am I to pretend? This is more than I can carry
Everybody burns And when it starts to hurt, I cry I hold my head up high I know I'll be all right This time
I feel it in my veins I just can't walk away This time (x5)
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