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.
Feel like I'm being taken over
And I know this isn't me
Feels like it's too high to get over
These waves just roll over me
Which way to go?
What happened to you?
Did you slip off the edge?
What happened to you?
Did you slip off the edge?
The sweetest sea,
air falling downwards
The sky arching like I'm trying to hold you
Ten sailors pants could be cut out of this sky of blue
Will anything take hold in you?
Training the morning to get up early
Ask in the evening to get a good night's sleep
Wanting to change
everything about me
Which way to go?
What happened to you?
Did you slip off the edge?
What happened to you?
Did you slip off the edge?
Sweetest salty air, falling downwards
The sky arching like I'm trying to hold you
Ten sailors pants could be cut from thi
s sky of blue
Is anything going to take hold in you?
What you really want is to fall upwards into the sky
Turn the world upside down
So you don't stop falling
So you never stop falling
So people will turn and say
What happened to you?
Did you slip off the
edge?
What happened to you? Did you slip?
What a feeling inside
Pulling forwards, pulling backwards
When are you going to fly?
Will anything take hold in you?
Will anything take hold of you?
Will anything grab anything inside of you?
And I know this isn't me
Feels like it's too high to get over
These waves just roll over me
Which way to go?
What happened to you?
Did you slip off the edge?
What happened to you?
Did you slip off the edge?
The sweetest sea,
air falling downwards
The sky arching like I'm trying to hold you
Ten sailors pants could be cut out of this sky of blue
Will anything take hold in you?
Training the morning to get up early
Ask in the evening to get a good night's sleep
Wanting to change
everything about me
Which way to go?
What happened to you?
Did you slip off the edge?
What happened to you?
Did you slip off the edge?
Sweetest salty air, falling downwards
The sky arching like I'm trying to hold you
Ten sailors pants could be cut from thi
s sky of blue
Is anything going to take hold in you?
What you really want is to fall upwards into the sky
Turn the world upside down
So you don't stop falling
So you never stop falling
So people will turn and say
What happened to you?
Did you slip off the
edge?
What happened to you? Did you slip?
What a feeling inside
Pulling forwards, pulling backwards
When are you going to fly?
Will anything take hold in you?
Will anything take hold of you?
Will anything grab anything inside of you?
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