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.
And I know you won't admit this
I am just a silhouette to you
You found comfort with my distance
But you never let me stray out of your view
Who really needs the past
With the allure of something new
So we split apart at last
Went back to the places that I knew
Before you
And you never have to see
The light that wraps itself around me
And I never have to know
The faces and
The places you go
When I can't bear the resistance
I bend in shapes and ways that I never knew
So I'll try to postpone my existence
Yeah I'll stop or start my heart if you ask me to
I'll stop my heart and then I'll wait for you
I was sure I never would be sure we were in love
I am sure I never would be sure of love to come
(Although it's dark and black)
(There is one thing left to hold on to)
After you
And you'll never have to see
The light that wraps itself around me
And I never have to know
The faces and
The places you go
(So hold on tightly to your vice and
Pull the wool over your eyes
No matter what, you'll always see
The outline that is left from me)
I am just a silhouette to you
You found comfort with my distance
But you never let me stray out of your view
Who really needs the past
With the allure of something new
So we split apart at last
Went back to the places that I knew
Before you
And you never have to see
The light that wraps itself around me
And I never have to know
The faces and
The places you go
When I can't bear the resistance
I bend in shapes and ways that I never knew
So I'll try to postpone my existence
Yeah I'll stop or start my heart if you ask me to
I'll stop my heart and then I'll wait for you
I was sure I never would be sure we were in love
I am sure I never would be sure of love to come
(Although it's dark and black)
(There is one thing left to hold on to)
After you
And you'll never have to see
The light that wraps itself around me
And I never have to know
The faces and
The places you go
(So hold on tightly to your vice and
Pull the wool over your eyes
No matter what, you'll always see
The outline that is left from me)
Lyrics submitted by Franchelywtf, edited by keyguy222, carlosvinicius
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i think its all about a state of confusion and just being lost after a breakup.
cool extended metaphor in the beginning saying shes a silhouette or a shadow which, obviously, isn't close to you but never leaves your sight
"Who really needs the past With the allure of something new"
i think that's a little bit of sarcasm actually because in the next part
"So we split apart at last Went back to places that I knew Before you"
she isnt somewhere new, but back to where she was before
"And you never have to see The light that wraps itself around me And I never have to know The faces there The places you go"
now its none of their business what each other does which i think kinda sucks for them
"So I'll try to postpone my existence Yeah I'll stop or start my heart if you ask me to I'll stop my heart and then I'll wait for you"
they still want each other
"I was sure I never would be sure we were in love I am sure I never would be sure of love to come After you"
its like ok we broke up what do i do now? like pretty much she's lost
idk thats what i see it cuz thats how i relate to it