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.
At times I’ve shouted out unprovoked, at the world and you,
Just to see if the people around me react.
Sometimes I think they’re all acting,
At times I’m scared that I’m acting too, like
My movements are stage directions.
Was that a change in topic or a beat in the scene?
Have I been taking my emotional cues from scripts I wrote at sixteen?
Maybe I just think about it all so much
That that the fear stays close to all the ghosts I’ve touched.
Makes me question
Was it love or just lust?
Caked in blood or old rust?
I don’t know.
Don’t we remember all the moments we remember the best
Framed in poems and in pictures, sang aloud in refrains?
Does this cycle of pain and disdain for the past
Not work exactly the same?
Maybe it’s just as much about what comes our way as it is about how we react.
Just as much about the things that we’ve still got as it is about the things we lack.
I know we won’t always keep around those we feel we need—
some will fade in frames, some were born to leave—
But if we’re still here, and we still breathe,
At least we’ve still got time to figure it out,
To know what to do,
To know how to feel,
Know the things that I’ve been making up inside my head, and
To know what’s real.
I want to believe that the way I am is just the way it goes.
For the things that came, not the things I chose
to come.
I want to know if I had any control.
I want to know if it’d comfort me.
And if my heart just stops, pack my memories in it—
I want to know all the love I’ve got.
And if my heart just stops, keep me alive for a minute—
I want to know if a curtain drops.
Just to see if the people around me react.
Sometimes I think they’re all acting,
At times I’m scared that I’m acting too, like
My movements are stage directions.
Was that a change in topic or a beat in the scene?
Have I been taking my emotional cues from scripts I wrote at sixteen?
Maybe I just think about it all so much
That that the fear stays close to all the ghosts I’ve touched.
Makes me question
Was it love or just lust?
Caked in blood or old rust?
I don’t know.
Don’t we remember all the moments we remember the best
Framed in poems and in pictures, sang aloud in refrains?
Does this cycle of pain and disdain for the past
Not work exactly the same?
Maybe it’s just as much about what comes our way as it is about how we react.
Just as much about the things that we’ve still got as it is about the things we lack.
I know we won’t always keep around those we feel we need—
some will fade in frames, some were born to leave—
But if we’re still here, and we still breathe,
At least we’ve still got time to figure it out,
To know what to do,
To know how to feel,
Know the things that I’ve been making up inside my head, and
To know what’s real.
I want to believe that the way I am is just the way it goes.
For the things that came, not the things I chose
to come.
I want to know if I had any control.
I want to know if it’d comfort me.
And if my heart just stops, pack my memories in it—
I want to know all the love I’ve got.
And if my heart just stops, keep me alive for a minute—
I want to know if a curtain drops.
Lyrics submitted by krikitarmy
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At times I’ve shouted out unprovoked at the world and you Just to see if the people around me react Sometimes I think they’re all acting, Sometimes I’m scared I’m acting to lie My movements are stage directions Was that a change in topic or a ___ Have I been taking my emotional cues from the scripts I wrote at sixteen?
Maybe I just think about it all so much, that the fear stays close to all the ghosts I’ve touched, It makes me question was it love or just lust? Caked in blood or old rust? I don’t know
Don’t we remember all the moments we remember the best? Framed and posing in pictures Sang aloud in the frames Does this cycle of pain and disdain not work exactly the same?
Maybe it’s just as much about what comes our way as it is how we react Just as much about the things we’ve still got as it is about the things we lack I know we won’t always keep around those we feel we need, Some will fade in frames, some were born to lead But if we’re still here and we still breathe At least we’ve still got time to figure it out. To know what to do, to know how to feel, Know the things that I’ve been making up inside my head And to know what’s real I want to believe that the way I am is just the way it goes For the things that came not the things I chose to come I want to know if I have any control I want to know if he comes for me
And if my heart just stops pack my memories in it, I want to know all the love I’ve got And if my heart just stops keep me alive for a minute, I want to know if a curtain drops
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"Was that a change in topic or a beat in the scene"<br /> I'm pretty sure thats the line. Amazing song, Amazing band.