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.
There are some things that you never want to see
Situations that you struggle to believe
Now you're older and I am older too
There are some things that you said you'd never do
But we both know that's not entirely true
You did them, didn't we do them together?
So where did you go?
What do you know?
You can't hide your head in the clouds forever
What did we say about drifting away?
We said it won't happen to us, now we're too clever
Well I guess we weren't that clever
Piece is moving, made the picture fall apart
So you take them and go back to the start
Well it leaves you, wondering what you began with
There were chances that you never seemed to take
Opportunities were handed on a plate
So you sit there, waiting for fortune to find you
So where did you go?
What do you know?
You can't hide your head in the clouds forever
What did we say about drifting away?
We said it won't happen to us cause we're too clever
Well I guess we weren't that clever after all
So where did you go?
What do you know?
You can't hide your head in the clouds forever
What did we say about drifting away?
We said it won't happen to us cause we're too clever
Well I guess we're not that clever after all
You can't hide your head in the clouds forever
You can't hide your head in the clouds forever
It won't happen to us cause we're too clever
You can't put your head in your hands forever
Situations that you struggle to believe
Now you're older and I am older too
There are some things that you said you'd never do
But we both know that's not entirely true
You did them, didn't we do them together?
So where did you go?
What do you know?
You can't hide your head in the clouds forever
What did we say about drifting away?
We said it won't happen to us, now we're too clever
Well I guess we weren't that clever
Piece is moving, made the picture fall apart
So you take them and go back to the start
Well it leaves you, wondering what you began with
There were chances that you never seemed to take
Opportunities were handed on a plate
So you sit there, waiting for fortune to find you
So where did you go?
What do you know?
You can't hide your head in the clouds forever
What did we say about drifting away?
We said it won't happen to us cause we're too clever
Well I guess we weren't that clever after all
So where did you go?
What do you know?
You can't hide your head in the clouds forever
What did we say about drifting away?
We said it won't happen to us cause we're too clever
Well I guess we're not that clever after all
You can't hide your head in the clouds forever
You can't hide your head in the clouds forever
It won't happen to us cause we're too clever
You can't put your head in your hands forever
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