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.
Walking the beach 4 A.M.
Listening to the waves as they crash upon the sand.
It's just a black sea, the moonlight, and me
It's sink or swim
Drowning within you
Somebody rescue me
Cause I"m going against the stream
Fell in love with somebody like you
And I know that, yeah, you wanted me to
You told me who I was
But I don't want to,
No I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to drown
Thinking about these words
How do they fit and how do they come together?
What do they mean?
Once again, I"m alone, and it's just me
It's sink or swim
Drowning within you
Somebody rescue me
Cause I'm going against the steam
I fell in love with somebody like you
And i know that, yeah, you wanted me to
You told me who I was
But I don't want to
No I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to drown
I don't want to drown
No...
Yeah, it's sink or swim
Drowning within you
Somebody rescue me
Cause I'm going against the steam
I fell in love with somebody like you
And I know that, yeah, you wanted me to
You told me who I was
But I don't want to
I fell in love with somebody like you
And I know that, yeah, you wanted me to
You told me who I was
But I don't want to
No I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to drown
I don't want to drown
I don't want to drown
No, no, no, no
I don't want to drown
No, no, no, no, no
I don't want to drown
Listening to the waves as they crash upon the sand.
It's just a black sea, the moonlight, and me
It's sink or swim
Drowning within you
Somebody rescue me
Cause I"m going against the stream
Fell in love with somebody like you
And I know that, yeah, you wanted me to
You told me who I was
But I don't want to,
No I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to drown
Thinking about these words
How do they fit and how do they come together?
What do they mean?
Once again, I"m alone, and it's just me
It's sink or swim
Drowning within you
Somebody rescue me
Cause I'm going against the steam
I fell in love with somebody like you
And i know that, yeah, you wanted me to
You told me who I was
But I don't want to
No I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to drown
I don't want to drown
No...
Yeah, it's sink or swim
Drowning within you
Somebody rescue me
Cause I'm going against the steam
I fell in love with somebody like you
And I know that, yeah, you wanted me to
You told me who I was
But I don't want to
I fell in love with somebody like you
And I know that, yeah, you wanted me to
You told me who I was
But I don't want to
No I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to drown
I don't want to drown
I don't want to drown
No, no, no, no
I don't want to drown
No, no, no, no, no
I don't want to drown
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I LOVE this song but I'm not sure what it means. Does anyone have any ideas?
The artist says that he was awakened one morning at 4 a.m by God telling him that they needed to "talk" the song is about how the temptation of the world threatens to drown us. It is a plea to God to help us swim. This song is amazing! I love it!
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PLEASE HELP!!! So my ex-girlfriend (who knows I want to get back together) sent me this song today and I'm not quite sure what if means!!!! I'm seeing her in a little over a week for the first time in 3-4 months (yet we still talk 2-3 times a week). We've always had this thing where we send each other songs about how we feel and what we are thinking... Can ANYONE help me with the meaning behind this (A females opinion would be GREAT :)
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