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.
I never knew how much I'd come to love you
I couldn't know how much I'd come to love you
I had no idea if I'd disappear from fear
Of the greatest gift I almost faded away
I had no idea how much I'd come to need you
I had no idea how much I'd burn when I can't see you
I had no idea if I'd disappear from fear
Of the greatest gift who's ever taken to me
But you pierced my heart in June
Turned and hung the moon
In a while, child
I was wrapped around your finger
Chance
What are the chances
That you would look down from the sky
And choose me to be your own
And Chance
What are the chances
That you would sacrifice your wings
To become flesh and bone
For me
I can't believe I called it love before you
I think I even thought I could ignore you
I had no idea if I'd disappear from fear
Those days were cold
And I almost faded away
But you changed the way I breathe
And rearrange of needs
To the world you might be one
But to me you are the world
Chance
What are the chances
That you would look down from the sky
And choose me to be your own
And Chance
What are the chances
That you would sacrifice your wings
To become flesh and bone
For me
La da da da
We're all searching for the things that make us matter
We're all hungry in our needing to be whole
Then we find the only thing that really matters
Are the people in our lives whose hearts we hold
Chance
What are the chances
That you would look down from the sky
And claim me to be your own
And Chance
What are the chances
That you would sacrifice your wings
To become flesh and bone
For me
I couldn't know how much I'd come to love you
I had no idea if I'd disappear from fear
Of the greatest gift I almost faded away
I had no idea how much I'd come to need you
I had no idea how much I'd burn when I can't see you
I had no idea if I'd disappear from fear
Of the greatest gift who's ever taken to me
But you pierced my heart in June
Turned and hung the moon
In a while, child
I was wrapped around your finger
Chance
What are the chances
That you would look down from the sky
And choose me to be your own
And Chance
What are the chances
That you would sacrifice your wings
To become flesh and bone
For me
I can't believe I called it love before you
I think I even thought I could ignore you
I had no idea if I'd disappear from fear
Those days were cold
And I almost faded away
But you changed the way I breathe
And rearrange of needs
To the world you might be one
But to me you are the world
Chance
What are the chances
That you would look down from the sky
And choose me to be your own
And Chance
What are the chances
That you would sacrifice your wings
To become flesh and bone
For me
La da da da
We're all searching for the things that make us matter
We're all hungry in our needing to be whole
Then we find the only thing that really matters
Are the people in our lives whose hearts we hold
Chance
What are the chances
That you would look down from the sky
And claim me to be your own
And Chance
What are the chances
That you would sacrifice your wings
To become flesh and bone
For me
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