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.
Dark cloud moving in
Just one fall of rain
Would wash away,
wash away the pain
Just one ray of sun
To warm my skin
and bring the air
the cause your drowning in
I could say that I don't care
but the truth is
I'd follow you anywhere
I've been waiting such a long, long time
don't you dare change
your mind
It seems so close to me
it's still beyond my reach
calling me
and playin hide and seek
look behind that door
I'm the one you've been searching for
and I'm not a little girl anymore
I could say that i dont care
but the truth is
I'd follow you anywhere
I've been waiting such a long, long time
don't you dare
change your mind
don't wander 'round
lookin for someone to replace me
don't wander 'round
wasting the rest of your life
don't wander round waiting
for someone else to save you
and don't you dare make
the same mistake
twice
I could say that I don't care
but the truth is I'd follow you
anywhere
I've been waiting such a long, long time
don't you dare change your mind
I could say that I don't care
but the truth is I'd follow you
anywhere
I've been waiting such a long, long time
dont you dare change
your mind
don't change your mind
don't change your mind
Just one fall of rain
Would wash away,
wash away the pain
Just one ray of sun
To warm my skin
and bring the air
the cause your drowning in
I could say that I don't care
but the truth is
I'd follow you anywhere
I've been waiting such a long, long time
don't you dare change
your mind
It seems so close to me
it's still beyond my reach
calling me
and playin hide and seek
look behind that door
I'm the one you've been searching for
and I'm not a little girl anymore
I could say that i dont care
but the truth is
I'd follow you anywhere
I've been waiting such a long, long time
don't you dare
change your mind
don't wander 'round
lookin for someone to replace me
don't wander 'round
wasting the rest of your life
don't wander round waiting
for someone else to save you
and don't you dare make
the same mistake
twice
I could say that I don't care
but the truth is I'd follow you
anywhere
I've been waiting such a long, long time
don't you dare change your mind
I could say that I don't care
but the truth is I'd follow you
anywhere
I've been waiting such a long, long time
dont you dare change
your mind
don't change your mind
don't change your mind
Lyrics submitted by trentboismier_
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