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.
The way home lined with all the things
That you have learned the way home
The lights are on
But we're still getting burned show to me
The way I found the grey lines honed
'Cause it's
So hollow now show's over now
The way I'm lighting all the
Faces you have turned the way is high
Glad to know the greatest thing I knew
I always knew
So hollow now show's over now
And I've wasted time on daylight
I won't be knocked down
Show the way i've only time now
So hollow now show's over now
And I've wasted time on daylight
And I've wasted time on daylight
The way home
That you have learned the way home
The lights are on
But we're still getting burned show to me
The way I found the grey lines honed
'Cause it's
So hollow now show's over now
The way I'm lighting all the
Faces you have turned the way is high
Glad to know the greatest thing I knew
I always knew
So hollow now show's over now
And I've wasted time on daylight
I won't be knocked down
Show the way i've only time now
So hollow now show's over now
And I've wasted time on daylight
And I've wasted time on daylight
The way home
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I love that line so much, it conveys such a heavy sense of depression and movement in so few words. Anyone who ever took a long depressing bus trip home (or far away from home)can relate to this I think. And the reference definitely adds another layer to this song for me.
I love this song, and I love Devin's music so much. He just keeps getting better. I didn't think much of Addicted at first (loved the 1st track, hated Bend it Like Bender), but over a year later, I have this song (The Way Home) on repeat at the moment. So many of Dev's greatest tracks are 'growers' for me. It's like my brain is physically incapable of realising how good certain songs are for at least a year :p