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.
With their bodies alive
And the motion of night
We're bargaining with the sun
No tired around
No ride to be found
They walk with weightless leg
Even I can see
It's not so easy
Being who we are
Don't run from your race
Don't race to erase
There's something to be said about youth
You see you've made it this far
You've picked up a few scars
That's something you can say about you
See, I can remember when the days were young
Peerless lives lived with a thought unsung
These were the times when life was so much fun
Taken away by the runway lights
Thrown into a field full of ominous rye
Pray that I don't run away to fast
And forget about the fields and the truths they unmask
See, I can remember when the days were young
Peerless lives lived with a thought unsung
These were the times when life was so much fun
Days go by I could put up a fight
Run in the day
But I think in the night
Catcher come quick I'm afraid I won't know
The edge is gonna come like an undertow
Sweep me away
To a whole new place
Happen so fast I can't handle the pace
See, I can remember when the days were young
Peerless lives lived with a thought unsung
These were the times when life was so much fun
And the motion of night
We're bargaining with the sun
No tired around
No ride to be found
They walk with weightless leg
Even I can see
It's not so easy
Being who we are
Don't run from your race
Don't race to erase
There's something to be said about youth
You see you've made it this far
You've picked up a few scars
That's something you can say about you
See, I can remember when the days were young
Peerless lives lived with a thought unsung
These were the times when life was so much fun
Taken away by the runway lights
Thrown into a field full of ominous rye
Pray that I don't run away to fast
And forget about the fields and the truths they unmask
See, I can remember when the days were young
Peerless lives lived with a thought unsung
These were the times when life was so much fun
Days go by I could put up a fight
Run in the day
But I think in the night
Catcher come quick I'm afraid I won't know
The edge is gonna come like an undertow
Sweep me away
To a whole new place
Happen so fast I can't handle the pace
See, I can remember when the days were young
Peerless lives lived with a thought unsung
These were the times when life was so much fun
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe
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