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 took a bite out of a mountain range,
Thought my teeth would break, the mountain did
Let's go, I want to go
All the way to the horizon
I took a drink out of the ocean
And I'm treading water there before I drown
Let's dive, I want to dive
To the bottom of the ocean
Took a ride, I took a ride,
I wouldn't go there without you.
Let's take a ride, we'll take a ride,
I wouldn't leave here without you.
I am a mountain.
I am the sea.
You can't take that away from me
I am a mountain.
I am the sea.
You can't take that away from me
'Cause you tear us apart,
With all the things you don't like,
You can't understand that I won't leave
'til we're finished here,
And then you'll find out
Where it all went wrong
I wrote a note to the jungle and,
They wrote me back that I was never crowned
King of the jungle,
So there's an end to my horizon
Took a ride, I took a ride,
I wouldn't go there without you.
Let's take a ride, we'll take a ride,
I wouldn't leave here without you
I am a mountain.
I am the sea.
You can't take that away from me
I am a mountain.
I am the sea.
'Cause you tear us apart,
With all the things you don't like
You can't understand that I won't leave
'til we're finished here,
And then you'll find out
Where it all went wrong
Nothing lasts forever, except you and me.
You are my mountain, you are my sea
Love can last forever, between you and me.
You are my mountain, you are my sea
I am a mountain
I am the sea
You can't take that away from me.
I am a mountain
I am the sea
I am a mountain
I am the sea
Thought my teeth would break, the mountain did
Let's go, I want to go
All the way to the horizon
I took a drink out of the ocean
And I'm treading water there before I drown
Let's dive, I want to dive
To the bottom of the ocean
Took a ride, I took a ride,
I wouldn't go there without you.
Let's take a ride, we'll take a ride,
I wouldn't leave here without you.
I am a mountain.
I am the sea.
You can't take that away from me
I am a mountain.
I am the sea.
You can't take that away from me
'Cause you tear us apart,
With all the things you don't like,
You can't understand that I won't leave
'til we're finished here,
And then you'll find out
Where it all went wrong
I wrote a note to the jungle and,
They wrote me back that I was never crowned
King of the jungle,
So there's an end to my horizon
Took a ride, I took a ride,
I wouldn't go there without you.
Let's take a ride, we'll take a ride,
I wouldn't leave here without you
I am a mountain.
I am the sea.
You can't take that away from me
I am a mountain.
I am the sea.
'Cause you tear us apart,
With all the things you don't like
You can't understand that I won't leave
'til we're finished here,
And then you'll find out
Where it all went wrong
Nothing lasts forever, except you and me.
You are my mountain, you are my sea
Love can last forever, between you and me.
You are my mountain, you are my sea
I am a mountain
I am the sea
You can't take that away from me.
I am a mountain
I am the sea
I am a mountain
I am the sea
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I'm quite sure the first line is:
"I took a bite out of a mountain range, I thought my teeth would break but the mountain did"