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.
Do I change the world
Or does my world change me?
Is this the only thing I have?
She says that she's sick
Of the masturbation
I had forgot to stop and laugh
If you know who you are
Then I guess you're not far
From the truth inside you
Now you know what to do
I can't be too happy
I can't be that real me
So that's it, now I'm through
I've got a different point of view
If you think that I'm going to change
Then you better know you're losing this game
Disappointment has planted my feet to the ground
And I'll be jumping when my world falls down
Do I break the mold
Or does the mold break me?
We'll never fit in the end
I can't live up to all your expectations
Why laugh when we can cry instead?
I'm not really enthused from the shit
I've been through
I just hope it ends so we can make amends
Like I said from the start
There's a hole in my heart
I give up and I'm through
I've got a different point of view
Don't like what you've become
I'll be umping when my world falls
I'll catch the stars that fall
Just as the sky comes crashing down
Or does my world change me?
Is this the only thing I have?
She says that she's sick
Of the masturbation
I had forgot to stop and laugh
If you know who you are
Then I guess you're not far
From the truth inside you
Now you know what to do
I can't be too happy
I can't be that real me
So that's it, now I'm through
I've got a different point of view
If you think that I'm going to change
Then you better know you're losing this game
Disappointment has planted my feet to the ground
And I'll be jumping when my world falls down
Do I break the mold
Or does the mold break me?
We'll never fit in the end
I can't live up to all your expectations
Why laugh when we can cry instead?
I'm not really enthused from the shit
I've been through
I just hope it ends so we can make amends
Like I said from the start
There's a hole in my heart
I give up and I'm through
I've got a different point of view
Don't like what you've become
I'll be umping when my world falls
I'll catch the stars that fall
Just as the sky comes crashing down
Lyrics submitted by bananahero
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