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.
Feel like I'm stuck in my ways
Feel like I'm stuck in a cage
Feel like I've been here for days
I don't know what I would say to myself
If I was somebody else
This like a cry for help
Shit I'm ringing the bell
Feel like I'm under a curse
Taking a ride in a hearse
Like an unquenchable thirst
Feel like I'll never be first
A prison of self doubt
Overthinking about
Everything that comes my route
And this ain't how I thought it'd be
My own emotions are cornering me
And it's all too much for me to reconcile
I can't forgive because I'm in denial
Feel like I'm caught in the fire
Like my whole life is a lie
Like I just can't set aside
My pride and ease my mind
I just feel so dizzy
Burnt out, been busy
I been stuck in this city
Drowning in self-pity
Like I just can't set aside my pride
Or ease my mind
It's like I'm caught in the fire
Yeah, I'm caught in the fire
Like I just can't set aside my pride
And ease my mind
It's like I'm caught in the fire
Yeah, I'm caught in the fire
I'm tryna remember but she nothing more than a memory
I can't reminisce the moment but I know how I felt
Take it to the chin Rock that L on my belt
No Louis v, no
I've been learning and I wish I could tell you that I got no more apathy
Tryna understand from the other side
But that bridge burned and I gotta see that's how it be
R.I.P to the old me consider this the eulogy
Wish I could give u a ticket
But it's more or less fuck it
That's how it be
That's how it be
Feel like I'm stuck in a cage
Feel like I've been here for days
I don't know what I would say to myself
If I was somebody else
This like a cry for help
Shit I'm ringing the bell
Feel like I'm under a curse
Taking a ride in a hearse
Like an unquenchable thirst
Feel like I'll never be first
A prison of self doubt
Overthinking about
Everything that comes my route
And this ain't how I thought it'd be
My own emotions are cornering me
And it's all too much for me to reconcile
I can't forgive because I'm in denial
Feel like I'm caught in the fire
Like my whole life is a lie
Like I just can't set aside
My pride and ease my mind
I just feel so dizzy
Burnt out, been busy
I been stuck in this city
Drowning in self-pity
Like I just can't set aside my pride
Or ease my mind
It's like I'm caught in the fire
Yeah, I'm caught in the fire
Like I just can't set aside my pride
And ease my mind
It's like I'm caught in the fire
Yeah, I'm caught in the fire
I'm tryna remember but she nothing more than a memory
I can't reminisce the moment but I know how I felt
Take it to the chin Rock that L on my belt
No Louis v, no
I've been learning and I wish I could tell you that I got no more apathy
Tryna understand from the other side
But that bridge burned and I gotta see that's how it be
R.I.P to the old me consider this the eulogy
Wish I could give u a ticket
But it's more or less fuck it
That's how it be
That's how it be
Lyrics submitted by crow_heart
Caught In Fire (feat. Hyphenr & Young Wabo) Lyrics as written by Lawal Oyedemi Henry Pyne
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
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