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.
Look around,
The only thing that I see
Are all the cracks,
Openin' up around me.
I'm checking underneath, my bed
Before, I go to sleep.
We used to know,
What I wanted to say.
Now my words,
They only get in the way.
You threw the water on,
The fire deep inside of me,
You know it's gonna be...
So goodnight Neverland,
Do you know where we were gonna be with
Such a brilliant plan?
I'm such a fool I didn't see
You never meant, the words you said
Didn't understand.
So goodnight neverland.
Goodnight neverland.
Walk around,
But I can't feel my feet.
I look outside,
But the sun-bleached streets
Are blindin' me today.
I've lost my head,
So I've gone deaf,
This is how we end...
So goodnight Neverland,
Do you know where we were gonna be with
Such a brilliant plan?
I'm such a fool I didn't see
You never meant, the words you said
Didn't understand.
So goodnight neverland.
Goodnight neverland.
A rollercoaster ride,
Were we only meant to fly in dreams.
Try to get that high,
We were only kids with broken wings.
So goodnight Neverland,
Do you know where we were gonna be with
Such a brilliant plan?
I'm such a fool I didn't see
You never meant, the words you said
Didn't understand.
So goodnight neverland.
Goodnight neverland.
The only thing that I see
Are all the cracks,
Openin' up around me.
I'm checking underneath, my bed
Before, I go to sleep.
We used to know,
What I wanted to say.
Now my words,
They only get in the way.
You threw the water on,
The fire deep inside of me,
You know it's gonna be...
So goodnight Neverland,
Do you know where we were gonna be with
Such a brilliant plan?
I'm such a fool I didn't see
You never meant, the words you said
Didn't understand.
So goodnight neverland.
Goodnight neverland.
Walk around,
But I can't feel my feet.
I look outside,
But the sun-bleached streets
Are blindin' me today.
I've lost my head,
So I've gone deaf,
This is how we end...
So goodnight Neverland,
Do you know where we were gonna be with
Such a brilliant plan?
I'm such a fool I didn't see
You never meant, the words you said
Didn't understand.
So goodnight neverland.
Goodnight neverland.
A rollercoaster ride,
Were we only meant to fly in dreams.
Try to get that high,
We were only kids with broken wings.
So goodnight Neverland,
Do you know where we were gonna be with
Such a brilliant plan?
I'm such a fool I didn't see
You never meant, the words you said
Didn't understand.
So goodnight neverland.
Goodnight neverland.
Lyrics submitted by G-Ratasaurus-Rex
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