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.
Come, lending an arm from the fearfulness I take you away
the time I think of "you that cried many times hurt by something"
the beloved that fills my heart is crushing it
before the night turns into dawn
like this
taking you away I can't let you escape again also towards someplace
now holding you up in my arms to the sky I want to take you away towards this future
Ah... touching with these fingers... holding these arms... I kissed you softly
I want to protect the flower that dissimulate the broken heart
the beloved that fills my heart is melting in the heart
I want to know the happiness that is protected
certainly is being protected by everyone with no exception
it should be so, changing like loving a person that worry about this
taking you away I can't hand you over again also to somebody
now embracing you to the sky I want to take you away towards this future
I'm not able to flap with both my hands but
if I flew away to the sky as it is, I would hold you tight
taking away your heart I can't separate from you again
now holding everything tight I want to take you away carring you towards this future
the time I think of "you that cried many times hurt by something"
the beloved that fills my heart is crushing it
before the night turns into dawn
like this
taking you away I can't let you escape again also towards someplace
now holding you up in my arms to the sky I want to take you away towards this future
Ah... touching with these fingers... holding these arms... I kissed you softly
I want to protect the flower that dissimulate the broken heart
the beloved that fills my heart is melting in the heart
I want to know the happiness that is protected
certainly is being protected by everyone with no exception
it should be so, changing like loving a person that worry about this
taking you away I can't hand you over again also to somebody
now embracing you to the sky I want to take you away towards this future
I'm not able to flap with both my hands but
if I flew away to the sky as it is, I would hold you tight
taking away your heart I can't separate from you again
now holding everything tight I want to take you away carring you towards this future
Lyrics submitted by daisuki-ruki
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