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.
Oh, my heart, it's a fish out of water
Oh, my heart, it's a fish on the rocks and it bakes in the bad sun
Oh, my heart, it's a rock in the gutter
Oh, my heart, it's a rocking great boulder and stuck in the gutter
And I throw my heart back to the ocean
But it don't go far, it come back floating
And I watch it wash up with the dead fish
But it ain't quite dead, it just is lifeless
Oh, my heart, it's a house in tornado
Oh, my heart, it's a house in the sky in the eye of tornado
Oh, my heart, it's a roof in El Niño
Oh, my heart, it's a roof made of straw in the jaw of El Niño
And I pour my heart a new foundation
But it don't set hard, it just stays shaking
And I scratch my name, I scratch my name in
But it don't set hard, it gets mixed back in
Bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum
Oh, my heart, it's fish out of water
Oh, my heart, it's a rock in the gutter
Oh, my heart, it's a black in a rainbow
Oh, my heart, it's so damn cold
So damn cold
And I throw my heart into the fire
'Cause I want to set my heart on fire
And I watch it try befriending embers
But the ice don't melt in mid December
Oh, my heart, it's a fish out of water
Oh, my heart, it's a fish on the rocks and it bakes in the bad sun
Oh, my heart, it's a fish on the rocks and it bakes in the bad sun
Oh, my heart, it's a rock in the gutter
Oh, my heart, it's a rocking great boulder and stuck in the gutter
And I throw my heart back to the ocean
But it don't go far, it come back floating
And I watch it wash up with the dead fish
But it ain't quite dead, it just is lifeless
Oh, my heart, it's a house in tornado
Oh, my heart, it's a house in the sky in the eye of tornado
Oh, my heart, it's a roof in El Niño
Oh, my heart, it's a roof made of straw in the jaw of El Niño
And I pour my heart a new foundation
But it don't set hard, it just stays shaking
And I scratch my name, I scratch my name in
But it don't set hard, it gets mixed back in
Bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum
Oh, my heart, it's fish out of water
Oh, my heart, it's a rock in the gutter
Oh, my heart, it's a black in a rainbow
Oh, my heart, it's so damn cold
So damn cold
And I throw my heart into the fire
'Cause I want to set my heart on fire
And I watch it try befriending embers
But the ice don't melt in mid December
Oh, my heart, it's a fish out of water
Oh, my heart, it's a fish on the rocks and it bakes in the bad sun
Lyrics submitted by korq, edited by romcarlos13
O My Heart Lyrics as written by Ryan Lee Guldemond
Lyrics © Anthem Entertainment
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And I throw my heart back to the ocean But it don't go far, it come back floating And I watch it wash it up with the dead fish
But it ain't quite dead, it just is like this
Should be "But it ain't quite dead, it just is lifeless.