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.
Cracked like a motor head pitched on the side of the road
Time for the innocent is gone
Walking the other way
You got your cellphone up in my way, in my way
It still reminds me
I'm not the only one, the only one
I'm not the only one, the only one
Cut but I'm gonna live
It's just a test of my will, my will, my will
Revved for another day
You got your cellphone up in my way, in my way
It still reminds me
I'm not the only one, the only one
I'm not the only one, the only one
I'm not the only one, the only one
I can't change you so I'll change myself
And I can't save you so I'll save myself
So what if you remember me
You knocked me out with one in lies
I'm not the only fucking one
I'm not the only one, the only one
I'm not the only one, the only one
I'm not the only one, the only one
Time for the innocent is gone
Walking the other way
You got your cellphone up in my way, in my way
It still reminds me
I'm not the only one, the only one
I'm not the only one, the only one
Cut but I'm gonna live
It's just a test of my will, my will, my will
Revved for another day
You got your cellphone up in my way, in my way
It still reminds me
I'm not the only one, the only one
I'm not the only one, the only one
I'm not the only one, the only one
I can't change you so I'll change myself
And I can't save you so I'll save myself
So what if you remember me
You knocked me out with one in lies
I'm not the only fucking one
I'm not the only one, the only one
I'm not the only one, the only one
I'm not the only one, the only one
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