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’m a cloud, and you’re an aeroplane
and i can feel it when you pass by me
i guess its cool that i can make shapes,
but i really kinda envy your speed
and i was taught not to want
the things i dont got
but your life it seems so good, i wish i could
i wanna be something so much more than a shape
i’m a lotta bit tired of staying in the same place
maybe just one day i really hope to try
would you be so kind, may i fly?
maybe once you could be me
maybe once maybe i could be you
maybe twice i’d get the chance to see
the world from a different view
and i was taught not to want
the things i dont got
but your life it seems so good, i wish i could
i wanna be something so much more than a shape
i’m a lotta bit tired of staying in the same place
maybe just one day i really hope to try
would you be so kind?
but then i gave it some thought
i love what i got
and im done with all this pain. I’m a happy cloud now!
i’m something yeah im so much more than a shape
i look perfect with a blue sky and i am shade
i even help the world grow with my rain
so as a cloud in your sky
may i fly?
and i can feel it when you pass by me
i guess its cool that i can make shapes,
but i really kinda envy your speed
and i was taught not to want
the things i dont got
but your life it seems so good, i wish i could
i wanna be something so much more than a shape
i’m a lotta bit tired of staying in the same place
maybe just one day i really hope to try
would you be so kind, may i fly?
maybe once you could be me
maybe once maybe i could be you
maybe twice i’d get the chance to see
the world from a different view
and i was taught not to want
the things i dont got
but your life it seems so good, i wish i could
i wanna be something so much more than a shape
i’m a lotta bit tired of staying in the same place
maybe just one day i really hope to try
would you be so kind?
but then i gave it some thought
i love what i got
and im done with all this pain. I’m a happy cloud now!
i’m something yeah im so much more than a shape
i look perfect with a blue sky and i am shade
i even help the world grow with my rain
so as a cloud in your sky
may i fly?
Lyrics submitted by tbsdashboard182
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