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.
People smile I've been told
They live and die and lust for gold
Behind your back they move in style
So don't look down you might take off
Into the clouds so high and soft
You drink your wine and drift away
When you're lot in your illusion
And your plans have come to pieces
I'll be round to catch you every time
I'll catch you every time
Don't joke with me cause I won't change
I've learned a lot but I'm still strange
My love still comes in bells an bows
What's in the past was meant to be
The wheels came off so easily
At home sweet home the wind still flows
When you're lot in your illusion
And your plans have come to pieces
I'll be round to catch you every time
Call on me in anger
When your world begins to crumble
I'll be round to catch you every time
Alive again here she comes
She moves her hips and sways her arms
And whisper softly in the dark to me
When you're lot in your illusion
And your plans have come to pieces
I'll be round to catch you every time
Call on me in anger
When your world begins to crumble
And I'll be round to catch you
I'll be round to catch you every time
Catch you every time
Catch you every time
Every time
Catch you every time
They live and die and lust for gold
Behind your back they move in style
So don't look down you might take off
Into the clouds so high and soft
You drink your wine and drift away
When you're lot in your illusion
And your plans have come to pieces
I'll be round to catch you every time
I'll catch you every time
Don't joke with me cause I won't change
I've learned a lot but I'm still strange
My love still comes in bells an bows
What's in the past was meant to be
The wheels came off so easily
At home sweet home the wind still flows
When you're lot in your illusion
And your plans have come to pieces
I'll be round to catch you every time
Call on me in anger
When your world begins to crumble
I'll be round to catch you every time
Alive again here she comes
She moves her hips and sways her arms
And whisper softly in the dark to me
When you're lot in your illusion
And your plans have come to pieces
I'll be round to catch you every time
Call on me in anger
When your world begins to crumble
And I'll be round to catch you
I'll be round to catch you every time
Catch you every time
Catch you every time
Every time
Catch you every time
Lyrics submitted by Arujei
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