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.
Take, a lonely heart before it breaks
And put it in your little box of unwashed hands and mistakes
Words, so necessary but absurd
To tell you I want to be with you tonight so bad it hurts
Whoa! Whoa!
It would be perfect but you won't let it play out
Whoa! Whoa!
And you just sit there with your folded arms in
Whoa! Whoa!
Forget about the past, it's gone
Wake up while it's still yours to take
Before I get a better offer from someone who will stay
I don't believe in wasting time
Just before it's gone its gone for good, so don't cry
And it feels like today
Is like every other day
But I, will forget about myself
To put this brick back on the shelf tonight
And you say that you've changed
But your basically the same
But I, can say that I tried
And move on with my life
So you can calm your worried mind
'Cause when I leave I won't be coming back this time
No, not this time
And put it in your little box of unwashed hands and mistakes
Words, so necessary but absurd
To tell you I want to be with you tonight so bad it hurts
Whoa! Whoa!
It would be perfect but you won't let it play out
Whoa! Whoa!
And you just sit there with your folded arms in
Whoa! Whoa!
Forget about the past, it's gone
Wake up while it's still yours to take
Before I get a better offer from someone who will stay
I don't believe in wasting time
Just before it's gone its gone for good, so don't cry
And it feels like today
Is like every other day
But I, will forget about myself
To put this brick back on the shelf tonight
And you say that you've changed
But your basically the same
But I, can say that I tried
And move on with my life
So you can calm your worried mind
'Cause when I leave I won't be coming back this time
No, not this time
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