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.
If God could talk, would He tell you to come back to me?
If God could talk, would He tell you it's alright, just leave
And don't look back at all the memories
The best of times, the mess you made of me
Walk on, if you think it's gonna make you strong
Why don't you run away and find yourself alive?
Go on and turn the page before your lonely world collides
What's it gonna take to break the silence
That's been tearin' you apart?
If God could talk, would He part the oceans straight to you
Make mountains move, crumble at your feet to get you through
Another day, another night alone
Step right out into the great unknown tonight
Even God knows, baby, that ain't right
Why don't you run away and find yourself alive
Go on and turn the page before your lonely world collides
What's it gonna take to break the silence
That's been tearin' you apart? If God could talk
Did you swear to yourself on the day it was over
That you'd never turn around and get locked up in another cage?
Did you tear all the pictures of us living life together
Did you burn all the memories that have been made in a fit of rage?
Why don't you run away and find yourself alive
Go on and turn the page before your lonely world collides
What's it gonna take to break the silence
That's been tearin' you apart?
If only God could talk
If only God could talk
If only God could talk
If only God could talk
Would you listen now, if God could talk?
If God could talk, would He tell you it's alright, just leave
And don't look back at all the memories
The best of times, the mess you made of me
Walk on, if you think it's gonna make you strong
Why don't you run away and find yourself alive?
Go on and turn the page before your lonely world collides
What's it gonna take to break the silence
That's been tearin' you apart?
If God could talk, would He part the oceans straight to you
Make mountains move, crumble at your feet to get you through
Another day, another night alone
Step right out into the great unknown tonight
Even God knows, baby, that ain't right
Why don't you run away and find yourself alive
Go on and turn the page before your lonely world collides
What's it gonna take to break the silence
That's been tearin' you apart? If God could talk
Did you swear to yourself on the day it was over
That you'd never turn around and get locked up in another cage?
Did you tear all the pictures of us living life together
Did you burn all the memories that have been made in a fit of rage?
Why don't you run away and find yourself alive
Go on and turn the page before your lonely world collides
What's it gonna take to break the silence
That's been tearin' you apart?
If only God could talk
If only God could talk
If only God could talk
If only God could talk
Would you listen now, if God could talk?
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