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.
Yuganda sora wo ato ni shite
Kyou no dekigoto yaketa kata ni nosete miru
Hitori dewa muzukashii koto wa
Yuuhodou made toho go-fun
Nagashi mashou
Egao ga sore de arimasu you ni
Hikari wo futatsubu nomu
Kodoku na shunkan wo
Yabutte kimi to te wo tsunagetara
Yami sae mo
Kokoro made sukoshi haado ni moyashite
Mie sou na kakushin mo sugata kaete
Soba ni aru sore demo kie nai omoi wa
Sotto tsukameba ii
Namida no ato wo tadottara
Soko wa kaze no michi
Atarashii sekai wa inemuri
Hitomi wa dekiru nara akete
Mimi wo aratte kimi no suteki na nabi de tobe
Ban kuru wase wo negau yoru ni wa
Shinjitsu wa ikutsu
Sae dasu shunkan wo
Manameni utte kimi to aruki daseba
Ai sae mo
Mirai made tama ni haado ni iyashite
Mie sou na kakushin mo sugata kaete
Kouun wa sore demo sarari to te ni ire
Sotto shimaeba ii
Kyou no dekigoto yaketa kata ni nosete miru
Hitori dewa muzukashii koto wa
Yuuhodou made toho go-fun
Nagashi mashou
Egao ga sore de arimasu you ni
Hikari wo futatsubu nomu
Kodoku na shunkan wo
Yabutte kimi to te wo tsunagetara
Yami sae mo
Kokoro made sukoshi haado ni moyashite
Mie sou na kakushin mo sugata kaete
Soba ni aru sore demo kie nai omoi wa
Sotto tsukameba ii
Namida no ato wo tadottara
Soko wa kaze no michi
Atarashii sekai wa inemuri
Hitomi wa dekiru nara akete
Mimi wo aratte kimi no suteki na nabi de tobe
Ban kuru wase wo negau yoru ni wa
Shinjitsu wa ikutsu
Sae dasu shunkan wo
Manameni utte kimi to aruki daseba
Ai sae mo
Mirai made tama ni haado ni iyashite
Mie sou na kakushin mo sugata kaete
Kouun wa sore demo sarari to te ni ire
Sotto shimaeba ii
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