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.
With a swerve, my eyes avert
My mouth somehow forgets to work
So I stare until you shout
Wondering why you can't figure me out
With a change, I call the names
I'm spitting out words, hoping it works
Still I stare while they all shout
Why can't I even figure it out?
The time I'm wasting
Can't say where I've been
Catching my same old way
Slowly spin beneath the day
Your time I'm wasting
Can't say where we've been
Cause it seems to me that
Nothing's what it's ever meant to be
With my fate, my thoughts erase
My head's a blur, the picture fades
My eyes, they keep on shutting down
I can't see why you won't figure me out
The time I'm wasting
Can't say where I've been
Catching my same old way
Slowly spin beneath the day
Your time I'm wasting
Can't say where we've been
Cause it seems to me that
Nothing's what it's ever meant to be
Why can't you figure me out?
With a twist
My mind has missed
You said
That I forget
The time I'm wasting
Can't say where I've been
Catching my same old way
Slowly spin beneath the day
Your time I'm wasting
Can't say where we've been
Cause it seems to me that
Nothing's what it's ever meant to be
Your time I'm wasting
Can't say where we've been
Cause it seems to me that
No one’s ever who they’re meant to be
My mouth somehow forgets to work
So I stare until you shout
Wondering why you can't figure me out
With a change, I call the names
I'm spitting out words, hoping it works
Still I stare while they all shout
Why can't I even figure it out?
The time I'm wasting
Can't say where I've been
Catching my same old way
Slowly spin beneath the day
Your time I'm wasting
Can't say where we've been
Cause it seems to me that
Nothing's what it's ever meant to be
With my fate, my thoughts erase
My head's a blur, the picture fades
My eyes, they keep on shutting down
I can't see why you won't figure me out
The time I'm wasting
Can't say where I've been
Catching my same old way
Slowly spin beneath the day
Your time I'm wasting
Can't say where we've been
Cause it seems to me that
Nothing's what it's ever meant to be
Why can't you figure me out?
With a twist
My mind has missed
You said
That I forget
The time I'm wasting
Can't say where I've been
Catching my same old way
Slowly spin beneath the day
Your time I'm wasting
Can't say where we've been
Cause it seems to me that
Nothing's what it's ever meant to be
Your time I'm wasting
Can't say where we've been
Cause it seems to me that
No one’s ever who they’re meant to be
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