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.
If you have ghosts
Than you have everything
If you have ghosts
Than you have everything
You can say anything you want
and you can do anything you want
If you have ghosts
Than you have everything
One never does that
One never does that
You can call it
Surprise there it is
The moon to the left of me
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is me
one never does that
in the night I am real
in the night I am real
The moon to the left of me
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is me
Wherever is the wind
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is me
In the night I am real
I don't want me
fangs too long
I don't want my
fangs too long
The moon to the left of me
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is me
Forever is the wind
to the left of me
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is me
I don't want my
fangs too long
If you have ghosts
than you have everything
Than you have everything
If you have ghosts
Than you have everything
You can say anything you want
and you can do anything you want
If you have ghosts
Than you have everything
One never does that
One never does that
You can call it
Surprise there it is
The moon to the left of me
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is me
one never does that
in the night I am real
in the night I am real
The moon to the left of me
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is me
Wherever is the wind
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is me
In the night I am real
I don't want me
fangs too long
I don't want my
fangs too long
The moon to the left of me
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is me
Forever is the wind
to the left of me
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is me
I don't want my
fangs too long
If you have ghosts
than you have everything
Lyrics submitted by God_Less_nes
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