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.
You've been far away from me
Another land across the sea
All this time my heart's been breaking
Just waiting round and aching
For a letter or a telegram
Telling me how sweet I am
Swear your heart will never roam
So 'til you come back home
I'll wear you colors, my dear
Until you're standing right here
Next to the one who adores you
Whose heart is beating for you
Like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea
I'll wear you colors 'til you come back home to me
I'm hoping you return the glow
I;m just making sure you know
That no matter how, no matter when
You come back to me
You'll realize this love is strong
As it has been all along
For miles and miles can't come between
The kind of love we've seen
I'll wear you colors, my dear
Until you're standing right here
Next to the one who adores you
Whose heart is beating for you
Like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea
I'll wear you colors 'til you come back home to me
I'll wear you colors, my dear
Until you're standing right here
Next to the one who adores you
Whose heart is beating for you
Like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea
I'll wear you colors 'til you come back home to me
I'll wear you colors 'til you come back home to me
I'll wear you colors 'til you come back home to me
Another land across the sea
All this time my heart's been breaking
Just waiting round and aching
For a letter or a telegram
Telling me how sweet I am
Swear your heart will never roam
So 'til you come back home
I'll wear you colors, my dear
Until you're standing right here
Next to the one who adores you
Whose heart is beating for you
Like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea
I'll wear you colors 'til you come back home to me
I'm hoping you return the glow
I;m just making sure you know
That no matter how, no matter when
You come back to me
You'll realize this love is strong
As it has been all along
For miles and miles can't come between
The kind of love we've seen
I'll wear you colors, my dear
Until you're standing right here
Next to the one who adores you
Whose heart is beating for you
Like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea
I'll wear you colors 'til you come back home to me
I'll wear you colors, my dear
Until you're standing right here
Next to the one who adores you
Whose heart is beating for you
Like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea
I'll wear you colors 'til you come back home to me
I'll wear you colors 'til you come back home to me
I'll wear you colors 'til you come back home to me
Lyrics submitted by bananahero
Colors Lyrics as written by April Smith
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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