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.
I don’t want you to go, but I don’t want you to stay
I want to have you in a box where no one else would be safe
I want to know how I feel, I want to know who I am,
know me again
know me again
I need to find a way out to shut the voice in my head
I'm trying to do what is right but things work out on the left
My god stands on the ground, your spirit is up in the air,
floating away, floating away
Your wings are burning in the sky so high,
you know that I´m the reason why
So aim at me, I'm your sour tear, aim at me
Stop this hurting man from harming your betrayed love
So aim at me, I'm the one who's wrong, aim at me
banish me from your head and heart, erase what I have done
Now that I'm drowning in time, I need a fast getaway
I'm guilty as charged in a crime,
and I don’t want to be saved
My wisdom is growing on you,
your hope is dying in me, wasted away, wasted away
I can't create a new world, an odd king woke up the dead
The show is falling apart, the faith has come to an end
The bond that used to be white,
slowly is turning to black, fading away, fading away
Your eyes are blinded by the light,
so bright this light, you know that I'm the reason why
So aim at me, I'm your sour tear, aim at me
Stop this hurting man from harming your betrayed love
So aim at me, I'm the one who's wrong, aim at me
banish me from your head and heart,
erase what I have done
Dry off your bleeding heart,
dry off your bleeding heart on wait
Dry off your bleeding heart,
dry off your bleeding heart on wait
So aim at me, I'm your sour tear, aim at me
Stop this hurting man from harming your betrayed love
So aim at me, I'm the one who's wrong, aim at me
banish me from your head and heart, erase what I have done
I want to have you in a box where no one else would be safe
I want to know how I feel, I want to know who I am,
know me again
know me again
I need to find a way out to shut the voice in my head
I'm trying to do what is right but things work out on the left
My god stands on the ground, your spirit is up in the air,
floating away, floating away
Your wings are burning in the sky so high,
you know that I´m the reason why
So aim at me, I'm your sour tear, aim at me
Stop this hurting man from harming your betrayed love
So aim at me, I'm the one who's wrong, aim at me
banish me from your head and heart, erase what I have done
Now that I'm drowning in time, I need a fast getaway
I'm guilty as charged in a crime,
and I don’t want to be saved
My wisdom is growing on you,
your hope is dying in me, wasted away, wasted away
I can't create a new world, an odd king woke up the dead
The show is falling apart, the faith has come to an end
The bond that used to be white,
slowly is turning to black, fading away, fading away
Your eyes are blinded by the light,
so bright this light, you know that I'm the reason why
So aim at me, I'm your sour tear, aim at me
Stop this hurting man from harming your betrayed love
So aim at me, I'm the one who's wrong, aim at me
banish me from your head and heart,
erase what I have done
Dry off your bleeding heart,
dry off your bleeding heart on wait
Dry off your bleeding heart,
dry off your bleeding heart on wait
So aim at me, I'm your sour tear, aim at me
Stop this hurting man from harming your betrayed love
So aim at me, I'm the one who's wrong, aim at me
banish me from your head and heart, erase what I have done
Lyrics submitted by manuam82
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