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.
Open up your heart to me darling
You're resisting this bliss
You've been dreaming only of it
It's just like ice building up inside darling
We've accumulated too much miscommunication
In a beginning everything is soft
Not defensive
Perhaps we begin again shyly
I want to love you loosely
I want to love you loosely
So nothing is stopping me from receiving
From giving out
I want a storm to blow it out
I want to shake myself and turn my heart inside out
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
You're resisting this bliss
You've been dreaming only of it
It's just like ice building up inside darling
We've accumulated too much miscommunication
In a beginning everything is soft
Not defensive
Perhaps we begin again shyly
I want to love you loosely
I want to love you loosely
So nothing is stopping me from receiving
From giving out
I want a storm to blow it out
I want to shake myself and turn my heart inside out
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Lyrics submitted by margolane10
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Open up your heart to me darling You're resisting this bliss You've been dreaming only of it It's just like ice building up inside darling We've accumulated too much miscommunication In a beginning everything is soft Not defensive Perhaps we begin again, shyly
I want to love you loosely I want to love you loosely So nothing is stopping me from receiving From giving out
I want a storm to blow it out I want to shake myself and turn my heart inside out I want a storm to blow it out I want to shake myself and turn my heart inside out
Open up your heart to me now Open Darling you're resisting this bliss You've been dreaming only of it
I want a storm to blow it out I want to shake myself and turn my heart inside out I want a storm to blow it out I want to shake myself and turn my heart inside out
Don't you want to let it go? Ohhh, (I want to love you loosely) Ohhh, let it go.
Let it go Let it let it let it go Let it go Let it let it let it go Let it go Let it let it let it go Let it go
Let it let it let it go Let it go Let it let it let it go Let it let it go Let it go Let it let it let it go
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Pretty self-explanatory, yes? A worn out relationshiop, where she believes there is still love. She wants to save it. It is actually a very perfect song to dedicate to your lover!
Of all the songs about ice storms which feature the repeated phrase "let it go", this is my favorite!
But seriously, the desire expressed in this song seems to be for the ability to break through the layers of defense and secrecy which can inadvertently accumulate between lovers over time.
I feel like the repeated phrasing and slow fade out without any real progression over the course of the song, let alone a resolution, paints a rather bleak outcome of the relationship.