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 don’t know how to speak for anyone but myself
Do you see darling
There’s nothing I can say
That will save anyway
I’ll scream loud at the top of my lungs tonight
Cos you know that you’ll always be my light
Shooting stars could never be this bright
Do you know you will always be my light?
Screaming out your name
I'm not used to this
There's no turning back
There's no going home
I won't breathe until you
Just tell me everything’s alright
I am not scared of losing this
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm sorry that this will not end
But I can't find the strength to speak
Cos on the calendar of your events
I'm last week
Keep your eyes closed
And we’ll make it through another day alive
But if we sit here thinking
We’re just wasting precious time
So instead of thinking that we’re dead
Let’s take apart what we have left
Lay it out in front of us
And take the things that we don’t trust
Screaming out your name
I'm not used to this
There's no turning back
There's no going home
I won't breathe until you
Just tell me everything’s alright
I am not scared of losing this
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm sorry that this will not end
But I can't find the strength to speak
Cos on the calendar of your events
I'm last week
So instead of thinking that we’re dead
(I don’t know how to speak for anyone but myself)
Let’s take apart what we have left
Lay it out in front of us
(Do you see darling)
(There’s nothing I can say)
And take the things that we don’t trust
(That will save you anyway)
I won't breathe until you
Just tell me everything’s alright
I am not scared of losing this
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm sorry that this will not end
But I can't find the strength to speak
Cos on the calendar of your events
I'm last week
(Do you see darling
There’s nothing I can say
That will save anyway)
Do you see darling
There’s nothing I can say
That will save anyway
I’ll scream loud at the top of my lungs tonight
Cos you know that you’ll always be my light
Shooting stars could never be this bright
Do you know you will always be my light?
Screaming out your name
I'm not used to this
There's no turning back
There's no going home
I won't breathe until you
Just tell me everything’s alright
I am not scared of losing this
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm sorry that this will not end
But I can't find the strength to speak
Cos on the calendar of your events
I'm last week
Keep your eyes closed
And we’ll make it through another day alive
But if we sit here thinking
We’re just wasting precious time
So instead of thinking that we’re dead
Let’s take apart what we have left
Lay it out in front of us
And take the things that we don’t trust
Screaming out your name
I'm not used to this
There's no turning back
There's no going home
I won't breathe until you
Just tell me everything’s alright
I am not scared of losing this
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm sorry that this will not end
But I can't find the strength to speak
Cos on the calendar of your events
I'm last week
So instead of thinking that we’re dead
(I don’t know how to speak for anyone but myself)
Let’s take apart what we have left
Lay it out in front of us
(Do you see darling)
(There’s nothing I can say)
And take the things that we don’t trust
(That will save you anyway)
I won't breathe until you
Just tell me everything’s alright
I am not scared of losing this
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm sorry that this will not end
But I can't find the strength to speak
Cos on the calendar of your events
I'm last week
(Do you see darling
There’s nothing I can say
That will save anyway)
Lyrics submitted by XxteenxheartsxX
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