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 whisper the tongue like an old friend
I cherish my time, here - alone
I wait in the eyes of the passing night
To help me laugh brushfires again
By the swallow's sleeve, I'm a new hand
Cutting out the shapes that burn me
I can touch the mouths of these child gods
And these true minds that hurt man
And the will will go up
To the crashing sails
And the crushing wails of my old pen
This wind screams while I'm asleep
And dreams that these white eyes will smile again
And the will will go up
To the crashing sails
And the crushing wails of my old pen
This wind screams while I'm asleep
And dreams that these white eyes will smile again
I take to the road like an old man
I cherish my time here alone
I process the lines of the passing lights
Losing myself, I change my plans
By the western walls I'm a cursed hand
By the eastern seas I'm hardly wrong
I can swing myself down from these trees
When I crave a glimpse of weary sands
I whisper the tongue like an old friend
I cherish my time here alone
I swing myself down from these trees
To help me laugh brushfires again
I cherish my time, here - alone
I wait in the eyes of the passing night
To help me laugh brushfires again
By the swallow's sleeve, I'm a new hand
Cutting out the shapes that burn me
I can touch the mouths of these child gods
And these true minds that hurt man
And the will will go up
To the crashing sails
And the crushing wails of my old pen
This wind screams while I'm asleep
And dreams that these white eyes will smile again
And the will will go up
To the crashing sails
And the crushing wails of my old pen
This wind screams while I'm asleep
And dreams that these white eyes will smile again
I take to the road like an old man
I cherish my time here alone
I process the lines of the passing lights
Losing myself, I change my plans
By the western walls I'm a cursed hand
By the eastern seas I'm hardly wrong
I can swing myself down from these trees
When I crave a glimpse of weary sands
I whisper the tongue like an old friend
I cherish my time here alone
I swing myself down from these trees
To help me laugh brushfires again
Lyrics submitted by 2008_forever
Old Friend Lyrics as written by Samuel Thompson Herring John Gerrit Welmers
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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