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.
Gonna write a letter to my baby
And this is what I'm gonna say
Second thought I think I'll take the time
To say it to her face
I can't eat, I can't sleep
I feel I'm going down for the last time
I'm sinking in your sea
Of insecurity
And do I love you? Yes I do
But I love my own life too
As I lay here holding your hand
I can't help but feel you don't understand
The tighter you hold on
The more that it's feeling like quicksand
Our fate is written in the stars
It's written on your face
You're holding too tight to my heart
It's gonna burst and leave an empty space
And do I love you? Yes I do
But I love my own life too
As I lay here holding your hand
I can't help but feel you don't understand
The tighter you hold on
The more that it's feeling like quicksand
And do I love you? Yes I do
But I love my own life too
As I lay here holding your hand
I can't help but feel you don't understand
The tighter you hold on
The more that it's feeling like quicksand
And this is what I'm gonna say
Second thought I think I'll take the time
To say it to her face
I can't eat, I can't sleep
I feel I'm going down for the last time
I'm sinking in your sea
Of insecurity
And do I love you? Yes I do
But I love my own life too
As I lay here holding your hand
I can't help but feel you don't understand
The tighter you hold on
The more that it's feeling like quicksand
Our fate is written in the stars
It's written on your face
You're holding too tight to my heart
It's gonna burst and leave an empty space
And do I love you? Yes I do
But I love my own life too
As I lay here holding your hand
I can't help but feel you don't understand
The tighter you hold on
The more that it's feeling like quicksand
And do I love you? Yes I do
But I love my own life too
As I lay here holding your hand
I can't help but feel you don't understand
The tighter you hold on
The more that it's feeling like quicksand
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe
Quicksand Lyrics as written by Floyd Nathaniel Hills Marcella N Araica
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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