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.
Somewhere in the world now you're getting out of bed
You're standing on your own feet to shake your sleepy head
If you win you take the credit, if you lose you take the blame
No one knows where you are and they never will again
I can still remember the day you up and left
I swear it was a moment I will never forget
You said you'd take no prisoners, but that's just what you did
You took my heart captive, hope you know that you are missed
Welcome to your life, welcome to goodbye
You see the big world through small town eyes
Welcome to the point, the point of no return
Let the past ignite and memories burn
I say welcome to wherever you are
I can see you in a doorway with the daylight flooding in
It must have hid your secrets, I know more than I did then
Looking back I should have noticed, there was a longing in your eyes
And underneath the surface there's a truth you could not hide
All the time we spent together, every night we stayed up late
All the looks that I've forgotten and the plans we never made
Do you ever wonder about everything you left?
Do you question your decisions, do you ever second guess?
Welcome to your life, welcome to goodbye
You see the big world through small town eyes
Welcome to the point, the point of no return
Let the past ignite and memories burn
I say welcome to wherever you are
You are, you are, wherever you are
Welcome to your life, welcome to goodbye
You see the big world through small town eyes
Welcome to the point, the point of no return
Let the past ignite and memories burn
I say, say
Welcome to your life, welcome to goodbye
You see the big world through small town eyes
Welcome to the point, the point of no return
Let the past ignite and memories burn
I say, say welcome to wherever you are
You're standing on your own feet to shake your sleepy head
If you win you take the credit, if you lose you take the blame
No one knows where you are and they never will again
I can still remember the day you up and left
I swear it was a moment I will never forget
You said you'd take no prisoners, but that's just what you did
You took my heart captive, hope you know that you are missed
Welcome to your life, welcome to goodbye
You see the big world through small town eyes
Welcome to the point, the point of no return
Let the past ignite and memories burn
I say welcome to wherever you are
I can see you in a doorway with the daylight flooding in
It must have hid your secrets, I know more than I did then
Looking back I should have noticed, there was a longing in your eyes
And underneath the surface there's a truth you could not hide
All the time we spent together, every night we stayed up late
All the looks that I've forgotten and the plans we never made
Do you ever wonder about everything you left?
Do you question your decisions, do you ever second guess?
Welcome to your life, welcome to goodbye
You see the big world through small town eyes
Welcome to the point, the point of no return
Let the past ignite and memories burn
I say welcome to wherever you are
You are, you are, wherever you are
Welcome to your life, welcome to goodbye
You see the big world through small town eyes
Welcome to the point, the point of no return
Let the past ignite and memories burn
I say, say
Welcome to your life, welcome to goodbye
You see the big world through small town eyes
Welcome to the point, the point of no return
Let the past ignite and memories burn
I say, say welcome to wherever you are
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love the feeling of this song, great band (:
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