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.
zeijaku na ishiki wo haga re
yukkuri to ashioto o tatezu ni
hai ni nari konagona ni chiru
soredake... soredake...
Without a trace
muchi ni shiru kanjou wa
muryoku yori hikyou
konzaiishiki no soko wo hau
senzaiishiki ni toikakeru
me no mae no hasu ga mienai
tachitsukusu kisetsu ni iki wo umete
sukui wo matta kimi wa nure
mou kikoe wa shinai kareta uta wa
ate mo naku naite iru
soushitsu ni nagasu namida wa
taredete kurushimi ni mo nagareru
dare mo ga migorosu ka no you ni
mabuta wo tojiru
rasen ni karamaru karada ga
yukkuri yukkuri nejireru
sen no toi wo nodo ni ate tou
ore ni nani ga sukueru ?
me no mae de hasu ga shinderu
tachitsukusu kisetsu ni iki wo umete
sukui wo matta kimi wa nure
mou kikoe wa shinai kareta uta wa
ate mo naku naite iru
furishikiru kasumi ga hareru you ni
ikita akashi ga kienu you ni
kono uta ga kimi he to todoku nara
gizen da to omou darou
tachitsukusu kisetsu ni iki wo umete
sukui wo matta kimi wa nure
mou kikoenu you ni kaketa koe wa
modosenai tsumi to shiru
yukkuri to ashioto o tatezu ni
hai ni nari konagona ni chiru
soredake... soredake...
Without a trace
muchi ni shiru kanjou wa
muryoku yori hikyou
konzaiishiki no soko wo hau
senzaiishiki ni toikakeru
me no mae no hasu ga mienai
tachitsukusu kisetsu ni iki wo umete
sukui wo matta kimi wa nure
mou kikoe wa shinai kareta uta wa
ate mo naku naite iru
soushitsu ni nagasu namida wa
taredete kurushimi ni mo nagareru
dare mo ga migorosu ka no you ni
mabuta wo tojiru
rasen ni karamaru karada ga
yukkuri yukkuri nejireru
sen no toi wo nodo ni ate tou
ore ni nani ga sukueru ?
me no mae de hasu ga shinderu
tachitsukusu kisetsu ni iki wo umete
sukui wo matta kimi wa nure
mou kikoe wa shinai kareta uta wa
ate mo naku naite iru
furishikiru kasumi ga hareru you ni
ikita akashi ga kienu you ni
kono uta ga kimi he to todoku nara
gizen da to omou darou
tachitsukusu kisetsu ni iki wo umete
sukui wo matta kimi wa nure
mou kikoenu you ni kaketa koe wa
modosenai tsumi to shiru
Lyrics submitted by daisuki-ruki
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