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.
Isn't this nice? My own worst enemy taking control of things
Now is the time, this is the melody, this is the symphony
Now hear my cry, there's no words beneath
There's no in between, there's no alibi to make this right
No behind the scenes, everything you sees what you get
Don't fight the world outside
It's changing me, changing me
To whom I'm afraid of
I can't confide in anything
The crowd will not rest tonight
If you look twice
The second time you might fail to recognize
Look through my eyes
Maybe a part of the old me is left inside
Now hear my cry, there's no words beneath
There's no in between, there's no alibi to make this right
No behind the scenes, everything you sees what you get
Don't fight the world outside
It's changing me, changing me
To whom I'm afraid of
I can't confide in anything
The crowd will not rest tonight, the crowd will not rest tonight
Finally I can hold the key, but the clock is still ticking, clock is still ticking
I can't see
What does all this mean when the lock is still missing, lock is still missing
Finally I can hold the key, but the clock is still ticking, clock is still ticking
I can't see
What does all this mean when the lock is still missing?
The world outside
It's changing me, changing me
To whom I'm afraid of
I can't confide in anything
The crowd will not rest tonight
The world outside
It's changing me, changing me
To whom I'm afraid of
I can't confide in anything
The crowd will not rest tonight, the crowd will not rest tonight
Now is the time, this is the melody, this is the symphony
Now hear my cry, there's no words beneath
There's no in between, there's no alibi to make this right
No behind the scenes, everything you sees what you get
Don't fight the world outside
It's changing me, changing me
To whom I'm afraid of
I can't confide in anything
The crowd will not rest tonight
If you look twice
The second time you might fail to recognize
Look through my eyes
Maybe a part of the old me is left inside
Now hear my cry, there's no words beneath
There's no in between, there's no alibi to make this right
No behind the scenes, everything you sees what you get
Don't fight the world outside
It's changing me, changing me
To whom I'm afraid of
I can't confide in anything
The crowd will not rest tonight, the crowd will not rest tonight
Finally I can hold the key, but the clock is still ticking, clock is still ticking
I can't see
What does all this mean when the lock is still missing, lock is still missing
Finally I can hold the key, but the clock is still ticking, clock is still ticking
I can't see
What does all this mean when the lock is still missing?
The world outside
It's changing me, changing me
To whom I'm afraid of
I can't confide in anything
The crowd will not rest tonight
The world outside
It's changing me, changing me
To whom I'm afraid of
I can't confide in anything
The crowd will not rest tonight, the crowd will not rest tonight
Lyrics submitted by ItTakesMore
The World Outside Lyrics as written by Dylan Kwabena Mills
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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'There's no in between, there's no alibi to make this right. No behind the scenes, everything you sees what you get.' - Implying that there's no one to change things back to how things use to be. Everything people see is what they're gonna get for now on, they didn't see the change and they'll never see what things use to be like unless they 'Look through my eyes, Maybe a part of the old me is left inside'