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.
Now we'll begin, we'll leave, we'll fly, we'll go out on a limb
but do we really care or are we still struggling to swim, I don't know why
we can't just leave with the weight of your heart.
Moments like these, trust me, they'll come back to haunt you
??? better be the first to leave and the last one to go and I can't
be the one to tell you to end or to start
our past, slides through the hourglass, pushing the first to last
where at last i begin
our past (our past) slides through the hourglass,
pushing the first to last (first to last)
where at last I begin
our past (our past) slides through the hourglass (hourglass),
pushing the first to last (first to last),
where at last I begin,
where at last I begin
where at last I begin
where at last I begin
Now I begin, we'll leave, we'll fly, we'll go out on a limb
but do we really care or are we still struggling to swim, I don't know why
we can't just leave with the weight of your heart.
Moments like these, trust me, they'll come back to haunt you
??? better be the first to leave and the last one to go and I can't
be the one to tell you to end or to start
our past, slides through the hourglass, pushing the first to last
where at last i begin
our past (our past) slides through the hourglass,
pushing the first to last (first to last)
where at last I begin
our past (our past) slides through the hourglass (hourglass),
pushing the first to last (first to last),
where at last I begin,
where at last I begin
where at last I begin
where at last I begin
Now I begin, we'll leave, we'll fly, we'll go out on a limb
Lyrics submitted by sweetdee
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