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.
It only took a moment
A solitary glance
And I could hear the voice of rapture call
I've loved you from a distance
Afraid to take a chance
But now it seems I cant't help but to fall
Imagine my surprise
To open my eyes
And find that you were looking back
And suddenly
I cannot remember who I used to be
Like the rain this yearning washes over me
And all the pain I knew before is gone
Yeah, suddenly
I'm no longer drifting on a empty sea
Now I know that I believe in destiny
And mine is waiting right here in your arms
I long to wake beside you
And battle in loves abyss
Washing all that's come before away
And in that frozen moment
As I receive your kiss
There will not be enough words to say
I wanna make you melt
Touch you like no one else
And do it all again a thousand times
I wanna make you melt
Touch you like no one else
And do it all again a thousand times
A solitary glance
And I could hear the voice of rapture call
I've loved you from a distance
Afraid to take a chance
But now it seems I cant't help but to fall
Imagine my surprise
To open my eyes
And find that you were looking back
And suddenly
I cannot remember who I used to be
Like the rain this yearning washes over me
And all the pain I knew before is gone
Yeah, suddenly
I'm no longer drifting on a empty sea
Now I know that I believe in destiny
And mine is waiting right here in your arms
I long to wake beside you
And battle in loves abyss
Washing all that's come before away
And in that frozen moment
As I receive your kiss
There will not be enough words to say
I wanna make you melt
Touch you like no one else
And do it all again a thousand times
I wanna make you melt
Touch you like no one else
And do it all again a thousand times
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