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.
Once again, i'm falling to my knees
(I try to escape cause i just can't take it)
Now this feeling is spreading like a disease
(I fake another day and the wheel keeps turning)
This place is so pathetic
Doesn't anybody get it
Is there anybody home?
(Is there anybody home?)
There's nothing left
We're just a shadow of what we used to be
In the night there's a fire in my eyes
And this paradise has become a place we've come to cry
When I open your letter, the words make it better
It takes it all away
It keeps me holding on
It keeps me holding on
Here we are, pretending we're ok
(You can say what you want but you still can't fool me)
The life we're living, it's all a masquerade
(I try to smile but i can't remember how)
So how did we get so jaded
Is it so complicated
To not give up on me?
In the night there's a fire in my eyes
And this paradise has become a place we've come to cry
When I open your letter, the words make it better
It takes it all away
It keeps me holding on
Whenever I need you
Wherever I run to
I know where to find you
It keeps me holding on
Whenever I need you
Wherever I run to
I know where to find you
It keeps me holding on
It keeps me holding on
In the night there's a fire in my eyes
And this paradise has become a place we've come to cry
When I open your letter, the words make it better
It takes it all away
It keeps me holding on
Whenever I need you
Wherever I run to
I know where to find you
It keeps me holding on
Whenever I need you
Wherever I run to
I know where to find you
It keeps me holding on
(I try to escape cause i just can't take it)
Now this feeling is spreading like a disease
(I fake another day and the wheel keeps turning)
This place is so pathetic
Doesn't anybody get it
Is there anybody home?
(Is there anybody home?)
There's nothing left
We're just a shadow of what we used to be
In the night there's a fire in my eyes
And this paradise has become a place we've come to cry
When I open your letter, the words make it better
It takes it all away
It keeps me holding on
It keeps me holding on
Here we are, pretending we're ok
(You can say what you want but you still can't fool me)
The life we're living, it's all a masquerade
(I try to smile but i can't remember how)
So how did we get so jaded
Is it so complicated
To not give up on me?
In the night there's a fire in my eyes
And this paradise has become a place we've come to cry
When I open your letter, the words make it better
It takes it all away
It keeps me holding on
Whenever I need you
Wherever I run to
I know where to find you
It keeps me holding on
Whenever I need you
Wherever I run to
I know where to find you
It keeps me holding on
It keeps me holding on
In the night there's a fire in my eyes
And this paradise has become a place we've come to cry
When I open your letter, the words make it better
It takes it all away
It keeps me holding on
Whenever I need you
Wherever I run to
I know where to find you
It keeps me holding on
Whenever I need you
Wherever I run to
I know where to find you
It keeps me holding on
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Holding On Lyrics as written by Arnold David Lanni Arnold Lanni
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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