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.
We'll sing just a little bit louder
And we won't stop till she can't handle it
We'll sing just a little bit slower
So she'll hang on to every single word
Over these past few years I feel like I've been cheating myself
I'm workin hard all the time
You take the easy way out
Over these past few years I've tasted who you're going to be
Candy coated on top
But so bitter underneath
Uh oh, uh oh
He's still watching
Oh no, Oh no
She's undressing him with her eyes, wasting his time, No No No (And I know that she'll never change)
and uh oh, uh oh
No one said it didnt hurt and
Everybody knows good things take a little work
So don't go giving up on the one, the one you love
Over these past few years we've driven right into a dead end
And we'll keep spinning our tires until one of us gives in
And we're approaching the question that I feel like we should ask
Should we just catch different rides, or just keep fixing the flats?
So close your eyes girl, and tell me what you see
The lives that we've created, were all because of me
So listen closely girl, cause our future is at stake
The reason we are ending: Because I give, you take
Close your eyes, and tell me what you see
A problem thats unchanging, a past thats haunting me
And we won't stop till she can't handle it
We'll sing just a little bit slower
So she'll hang on to every single word
Over these past few years I feel like I've been cheating myself
I'm workin hard all the time
You take the easy way out
Over these past few years I've tasted who you're going to be
Candy coated on top
But so bitter underneath
Uh oh, uh oh
He's still watching
Oh no, Oh no
She's undressing him with her eyes, wasting his time, No No No (And I know that she'll never change)
and uh oh, uh oh
No one said it didnt hurt and
Everybody knows good things take a little work
So don't go giving up on the one, the one you love
Over these past few years we've driven right into a dead end
And we'll keep spinning our tires until one of us gives in
And we're approaching the question that I feel like we should ask
Should we just catch different rides, or just keep fixing the flats?
So close your eyes girl, and tell me what you see
The lives that we've created, were all because of me
So listen closely girl, cause our future is at stake
The reason we are ending: Because I give, you take
Close your eyes, and tell me what you see
A problem thats unchanging, a past thats haunting me
Lyrics submitted by cutiemuffin
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