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.
I need new feet, these are all worn out
I need a new head cause I'm all strung out
I pull my hair, I scream and shout to no one
I need to find a way to spend my time
So you are not always on my mind
I talk to fast, I walk the line, I'm frozen
And I'm trying to keep it together
It's not getting better
I'm falling faster
I'm walking on the ashes
One more time
I'll say goodbye
But I can't move on
I'm going in circles
Going down
Take these dreams
Cause they're killing me
Hanging by a thread
And I don't know how
To get unaddicted
I need your air, can I breathe you in?
Well you're my light, my prayer, my sin
I'm going down, I'm sinking in to nowhere
I'm everything I don't want to be
I waste my nights thinking you're thinking of me
I draw this line, I still unwind, it's poison
And I'm dying
I just need a savior
Catty behavior
I'm not a traitor
I'm sinking like a stone
One more time
I'll say goodbye
But I can't move on
I'm going in circles
Going down
Take these dreams
Cause they're killing me
Hanging by a thread
And I don't know how
To get unaddicted
You're my judge, you're my favorite thing
You're the only song that I wanna sing
Can I be your number one failure?
Your little piece of insane?
Just like a habit that I can't break
Easy to say I learned my mistakes
But I just keep making 'em over and over again
One more time
I'll say goodbye
But I can't move on
I'm going in circles
Going down
One more time
I'll say goodbye
But I can't move on
I'm going in circles
Going down
Take these dreams
Cause they're killing me
Hanging by a thread
And I don't know how
To get unaddicted
I need a new head cause I'm all strung out
I pull my hair, I scream and shout to no one
I need to find a way to spend my time
So you are not always on my mind
I talk to fast, I walk the line, I'm frozen
And I'm trying to keep it together
It's not getting better
I'm falling faster
I'm walking on the ashes
One more time
I'll say goodbye
But I can't move on
I'm going in circles
Going down
Take these dreams
Cause they're killing me
Hanging by a thread
And I don't know how
To get unaddicted
I need your air, can I breathe you in?
Well you're my light, my prayer, my sin
I'm going down, I'm sinking in to nowhere
I'm everything I don't want to be
I waste my nights thinking you're thinking of me
I draw this line, I still unwind, it's poison
And I'm dying
I just need a savior
Catty behavior
I'm not a traitor
I'm sinking like a stone
One more time
I'll say goodbye
But I can't move on
I'm going in circles
Going down
Take these dreams
Cause they're killing me
Hanging by a thread
And I don't know how
To get unaddicted
You're my judge, you're my favorite thing
You're the only song that I wanna sing
Can I be your number one failure?
Your little piece of insane?
Just like a habit that I can't break
Easy to say I learned my mistakes
But I just keep making 'em over and over again
One more time
I'll say goodbye
But I can't move on
I'm going in circles
Going down
One more time
I'll say goodbye
But I can't move on
I'm going in circles
Going down
Take these dreams
Cause they're killing me
Hanging by a thread
And I don't know how
To get unaddicted
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