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.
Put your ear next to my beating heart
Still alive
And if you pick me up in your arms
I'll give you one more chance
To try and knock me down again
If you want to stand me up on frozen ground
Go on take aim when I open my mouth
I still love my enemy
I still love my enemy
You appointed me the stoic one
Not allowed to cry these tears
But silence belies the pain
You pushed inside
Impossible to love
Is all that I know how to be
But in my heart
I keep repeating
You didn't mean to hate me
I still love my enemy
I still love my enemy ...
Still alive
And if you pick me up in your arms
I'll give you one more chance
To try and knock me down again
If you want to stand me up on frozen ground
Go on take aim when I open my mouth
I still love my enemy
I still love my enemy
You appointed me the stoic one
Not allowed to cry these tears
But silence belies the pain
You pushed inside
Impossible to love
Is all that I know how to be
But in my heart
I keep repeating
You didn't mean to hate me
I still love my enemy
I still love my enemy ...
Lyrics submitted by TheWrongGirl
My Enemy Lyrics as written by Juliana Hatfield
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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