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.
illusion of love
is better than none
illusion of love
is better than none
i try i try i try
the only thing i have
the vacuum on my head
the vacuum on my head
when i look around
a stranger to myself
all my friends are gone
all my friends are gone
i cry i cry i cry
until the day i die
when my tears fade and dry
when my tears fade and dry
she fills me up with expressions of things never dreamed before
she fills my heart with impressions of a world never known
she came and gone but the world's not as dark as it seemed before
because, somehow the essence of her lingers, will not leave me alone
because
illusion of love
is better than none
illusion of love
is better than none
oh why oh why oh why
i can't sleep at night
the sun is too damn bright
the sun is too damn bright
my head's spinnin around
with some air in my lungs
my essence is my fault
my essence is my fault
oh my oh my oh my
when i look in the mirror
i just see smoke and dust
i just see smoke and dust
too many days i was praying for her fall
too many nights i was waiting for her call
too many times i was trembling in fear
wasting away every day waiting to disappear
wasting away every day waiting to disappear
because
she fills me up with expressions of things never dreamed before
she fills my heart with impressions of a world never known
she came and gone but the world's not as dark as it seemed before
because, somehow the essence of her lingers, will not leave me alone
illusion of love
(illusion of love)
is better than none
(is better than none)
illusion of love
(illusion of love)
is better than none
(is better than none)
illusion of love
(illusion of love)
is better than none
(is better than none)
illusion of love
(too many days i was praying for her fall)
illusion of love
(too many days i was praying for her fall)
illusion of love
(too many nights i was waiting for her call)
illusion of love
is better than none
is better than none
illusion of love
is better than none
i try i try i try
the only thing i have
the vacuum on my head
the vacuum on my head
when i look around
a stranger to myself
all my friends are gone
all my friends are gone
i cry i cry i cry
until the day i die
when my tears fade and dry
when my tears fade and dry
she fills me up with expressions of things never dreamed before
she fills my heart with impressions of a world never known
she came and gone but the world's not as dark as it seemed before
because, somehow the essence of her lingers, will not leave me alone
because
illusion of love
is better than none
illusion of love
is better than none
oh why oh why oh why
i can't sleep at night
the sun is too damn bright
the sun is too damn bright
my head's spinnin around
with some air in my lungs
my essence is my fault
my essence is my fault
oh my oh my oh my
when i look in the mirror
i just see smoke and dust
i just see smoke and dust
too many days i was praying for her fall
too many nights i was waiting for her call
too many times i was trembling in fear
wasting away every day waiting to disappear
wasting away every day waiting to disappear
because
she fills me up with expressions of things never dreamed before
she fills my heart with impressions of a world never known
she came and gone but the world's not as dark as it seemed before
because, somehow the essence of her lingers, will not leave me alone
illusion of love
(illusion of love)
is better than none
(is better than none)
illusion of love
(illusion of love)
is better than none
(is better than none)
illusion of love
(illusion of love)
is better than none
(is better than none)
illusion of love
(too many days i was praying for her fall)
illusion of love
(too many days i was praying for her fall)
illusion of love
(too many nights i was waiting for her call)
illusion of love
is better than none
Lyrics submitted by folie
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Oh my oh my oh my When I look in the mirror I just see smoke and dust I just see smoke and dust Too many days I was praying for her fall too many days I was waiting for her call too many times Iwas trembling in fear wasting away,everyday, waiting to disappear Wasting away, everyday, waiting to disappear Because She fills me up with expressions of things never dreamed before She fills my heart with impressions of a world never known She came and gone but the world's not as dark as it seemed before Because, somehow the essence of her lingers will not leave me alone
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