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.
Finally
We have seen some things
Some awfully nice
Some dreadfully bad
But we will sing
Wash the blood, off our knees
'Cause our love breaks
Through ruff seas, our ship will sail it
I, don't, understand
How this world will work
'Cause time will tell us nothing
I'll take a chance on something
(Fill them up
Fill them
This time take you)
Down river
Down river
Down river
Down
(Walk these stairs
Put the pieces back together)
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go don't stop
Now go
Finally
We have seen some things
But bells in your hallways
Don't move you in the right place
So we will sing
Cast our hopes out to sea
Though our hearts break
Through violent winds, our ship will sail it
I, don't, understand
How this world will work
Cause time will tell us nothing
I'll take a chance on something
(Build them up
Build them
This time take you)
Down river
Down river
Down river
Down
(Walk these stairs
Put, the pieces, back together)
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go don't stop
Now go
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go don't stop
Now go
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go don't stop
Now go
We have seen some things
Some awfully nice
Some dreadfully bad
But we will sing
Wash the blood, off our knees
'Cause our love breaks
Through ruff seas, our ship will sail it
I, don't, understand
How this world will work
'Cause time will tell us nothing
I'll take a chance on something
(Fill them up
Fill them
This time take you)
Down river
Down river
Down river
Down
(Walk these stairs
Put the pieces back together)
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go don't stop
Now go
Finally
We have seen some things
But bells in your hallways
Don't move you in the right place
So we will sing
Cast our hopes out to sea
Though our hearts break
Through violent winds, our ship will sail it
I, don't, understand
How this world will work
Cause time will tell us nothing
I'll take a chance on something
(Build them up
Build them
This time take you)
Down river
Down river
Down river
Down
(Walk these stairs
Put, the pieces, back together)
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go don't stop
Now go
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go don't stop
Now go
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go, don't stop
Go don't stop
Now go
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so we will sing, cast our hopes out to sea though our hearts break, through violent winds our ship will sail and I don't understand how this world would work cause time will tell us nothing I'll take a chance on something