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.
Feels like I’m lost in the dream that heaven sent
That’s what you do
‘Cause this is a kind of love that never ends
Never ends.
I kept my feelings under a lock and key
I could not show you
It was killing me
I will learn to love
and to give you only the best of me
And when you're away
There is nothing left in me
You're too good to be true
It’s not a cliche' to say
I will learn to love you
Learn to love you.
Here is my promise that I’ll make tonight
That’s what I'll do.
You can count on me for your whole life
Ohhh...
Now I know that before you, I was blind
So I opened up my mind
and tell you
I will learn to love
and to give you only the best of me
And when you're away
There is nothing left in me
You're too good to be true
It’s not a cliche' to say
I will learn to love you
(Learn to love you)
I will learn to love you (Learn to love you)
You are a flame in my heart
You're my light in the dark
I will learn to love
and to give you only the best of me
And when you're away
There is nothing left in me
And too good to be true
It’s not a cliche' to say
It’s not a cliche' to say
(I will learn to love you)
Learn to love
and to give you only the best of me
As long as my heart is beating,
I will learn to love you.
That’s what you do
‘Cause this is a kind of love that never ends
Never ends.
I kept my feelings under a lock and key
I could not show you
It was killing me
I will learn to love
and to give you only the best of me
And when you're away
There is nothing left in me
You're too good to be true
It’s not a cliche' to say
I will learn to love you
Learn to love you.
Here is my promise that I’ll make tonight
That’s what I'll do.
You can count on me for your whole life
Ohhh...
Now I know that before you, I was blind
So I opened up my mind
and tell you
I will learn to love
and to give you only the best of me
And when you're away
There is nothing left in me
You're too good to be true
It’s not a cliche' to say
I will learn to love you
(Learn to love you)
I will learn to love you (Learn to love you)
You are a flame in my heart
You're my light in the dark
I will learn to love
and to give you only the best of me
And when you're away
There is nothing left in me
And too good to be true
It’s not a cliche' to say
It’s not a cliche' to say
(I will learn to love you)
Learn to love
and to give you only the best of me
As long as my heart is beating,
I will learn to love you.
Lyrics submitted by dontwasteyoursong
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