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.
Just before the rain came down
The sun came out at last
And as for all assumptions made
And questions never asked
I know we're not where I promised you we'd be by now
But maybe it's a question of who'd want it anyhow
Even now the rainbows seem closer to your hand
It doesn't know where to stop the measure of a man
Okay we're not what I promised you we would become
But maybe its a question of how much you really want
Had enough?
Had enough?
There's plenty more where that came from now
Your feeling bored,
Swallowed up
We got hours on you now
Just before the rain came down
The sun came out at last
And as for all assumptions made
And questions never asked
Okay, I'm not what I promised you I would become
I know, we're not what I promised you we'd be by now
Had enough?
Had enough?
There's plenty more where that came from now
Feeling bored
Swallowed up
We got hours on you now
Still on top
Crawling up
We got hours on you now
The sun came out at last
And as for all assumptions made
And questions never asked
I know we're not where I promised you we'd be by now
But maybe it's a question of who'd want it anyhow
Even now the rainbows seem closer to your hand
It doesn't know where to stop the measure of a man
Okay we're not what I promised you we would become
But maybe its a question of how much you really want
Had enough?
Had enough?
There's plenty more where that came from now
Your feeling bored,
Swallowed up
We got hours on you now
Just before the rain came down
The sun came out at last
And as for all assumptions made
And questions never asked
Okay, I'm not what I promised you I would become
I know, we're not what I promised you we'd be by now
Had enough?
Had enough?
There's plenty more where that came from now
Feeling bored
Swallowed up
We got hours on you now
Still on top
Crawling up
We got hours on you now
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i know we're not where i promised you we'd be by now but maybe its a question of who'd want it anyhow okay we're not what i promised you we would become but maybe its a question of how much you really want
Saying TSS is an evolution of his career and that yes, he's no longer the same musician he was in 2001, but would either he or the fans have really wanted the music to stay the same forever?
Then the "there's plenty more where that came from now" part is saying that neither band is done, and his career certainly is not, so stop complaining and speculating. Who knows if that's right, but that's the way I've seen it!