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.
You look like you're letting go
I know that you won't call on me
You look like you're letting go
I know what my instincts are telling me
And you're fading out
It's so hard without you
This wasn't my fault
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
This is all that I remember before you changed
You're stuck in the dream with next to nothing
I'm all alone and nothings what it seems
Without you next to me
Sometimes it feels like home
So safe in the shade
But when the summer fades
There's always something missing
And now that I'm on my own
I know why you just
Just couldn't stop
And why you had to leave
It's so hard, without you
This wasn't my fault
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
This is all that I remember before you changed
You're stuck in the dream with next to nothing
I'm all alone and nothings what it seems
Without you next to me
I never imagined I would feel so lost
I never imagined it would be so hard
I never imagined I would feel so lost
I never imagined this would be so hard
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
This is all that I remember before you changed
You're stuck in the dream with next to nothing
I'm all alone and nothings what it seems
Without you next to me
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
This is all that I remember before you changed
You're stuck in the dream with next to nothing
I'm all alone and nothings what it seems
Without you next to me
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
I know that you won't call on me
You look like you're letting go
I know what my instincts are telling me
And you're fading out
It's so hard without you
This wasn't my fault
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
This is all that I remember before you changed
You're stuck in the dream with next to nothing
I'm all alone and nothings what it seems
Without you next to me
Sometimes it feels like home
So safe in the shade
But when the summer fades
There's always something missing
And now that I'm on my own
I know why you just
Just couldn't stop
And why you had to leave
It's so hard, without you
This wasn't my fault
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
This is all that I remember before you changed
You're stuck in the dream with next to nothing
I'm all alone and nothings what it seems
Without you next to me
I never imagined I would feel so lost
I never imagined it would be so hard
I never imagined I would feel so lost
I never imagined this would be so hard
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
This is all that I remember before you changed
You're stuck in the dream with next to nothing
I'm all alone and nothings what it seems
Without you next to me
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
This is all that I remember before you changed
You're stuck in the dream with next to nothing
I'm all alone and nothings what it seems
Without you next to me
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
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