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.
Be what you wanna be, see what you wanna see
You're going to anyway
Take what you need from me
All that you'll ever be is something so crazy
And you can find another side to be on
If you wish you can
Or you can choose the other way
'Cause it is right there in your hands
And you can mistake it for anything that you want
And you can erase it with everything that you're on
You're so lazy, you're so crazy
You got me crazy in my head
What you're wastin' is what you're chasin'
And it's right there in your hands
And you can mistake it for anything that you want
And you can erase it with everything that you're on
'Cause you're greater than but less than what you are
'Cause you're greater than but less than you come from
Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no, no, no, oh, no, oh, no
Oh, no, no, no, oh, no, oh, no, oh, no, no, no
(Time is on her knees)
Oh, no, oh, no
And you can mistake it for anything that you want
And you can erase it with everything that you're on
'Cause you're greater than but less than what you are
'Cause you're greater than but less than you come from
You're going to anyway
Take what you need from me
All that you'll ever be is something so crazy
And you can find another side to be on
If you wish you can
Or you can choose the other way
'Cause it is right there in your hands
And you can mistake it for anything that you want
And you can erase it with everything that you're on
You're so lazy, you're so crazy
You got me crazy in my head
What you're wastin' is what you're chasin'
And it's right there in your hands
And you can mistake it for anything that you want
And you can erase it with everything that you're on
'Cause you're greater than but less than what you are
'Cause you're greater than but less than you come from
Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no, no, no, oh, no, oh, no
Oh, no, no, no, oh, no, oh, no, oh, no, no, no
(Time is on her knees)
Oh, no, oh, no
And you can mistake it for anything that you want
And you can erase it with everything that you're on
'Cause you're greater than but less than what you are
'Cause you're greater than but less than you come from
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