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.
We shouldn't be alone in this place
It's a big mistake, what the hell we doing together?
Don't tell me it's a risk we take
My body's shaking like a leaf in stormy weather
Look up the clouds are rolling in,
Waves of soldiers marching to the broken beat of my drum
Look down, the waves are crashing in
And the water's rising, gonna cover up this thing we've done
Right here, right now
I don't know how
We kept it down for so long
Right here, right now
I don't know how
To tell what's right from what is wrong
And I don't know how I got here
And I don't know where I'm coming from
Where I'm coming from
Your fingertips are laced with gold
There's a honey magic to the way we stick together
One ripple from your mouth can hold up
The traffic, make a measly second last forever
Right here, right now
I don't know how
We kept it down for so long
Right here, right now
I don't know how
To tell what's right from what is wrong
I don't know how I got here
And I don't know where I'm coming from
Where I'm coming from
Where I'm going, where
Right here, right now
I don't care how
Just let these shackles come undone
Right here, right now
I don't know how
To act like nothing's going on
And I don't know where we're going
I don't know where I'm coming from
Where I'm coming from
We shouldn't be alone in this place
It's a big mistake, what the hell we doing together?
You'll never know how close we came
As I packed my case and said, 'Hey, I'll see you later'
It's a big mistake, what the hell we doing together?
Don't tell me it's a risk we take
My body's shaking like a leaf in stormy weather
Look up the clouds are rolling in,
Waves of soldiers marching to the broken beat of my drum
Look down, the waves are crashing in
And the water's rising, gonna cover up this thing we've done
Right here, right now
I don't know how
We kept it down for so long
Right here, right now
I don't know how
To tell what's right from what is wrong
And I don't know how I got here
And I don't know where I'm coming from
Where I'm coming from
Your fingertips are laced with gold
There's a honey magic to the way we stick together
One ripple from your mouth can hold up
The traffic, make a measly second last forever
Right here, right now
I don't know how
We kept it down for so long
Right here, right now
I don't know how
To tell what's right from what is wrong
I don't know how I got here
And I don't know where I'm coming from
Where I'm coming from
Where I'm going, where
Right here, right now
I don't care how
Just let these shackles come undone
Right here, right now
I don't know how
To act like nothing's going on
And I don't know where we're going
I don't know where I'm coming from
Where I'm coming from
We shouldn't be alone in this place
It's a big mistake, what the hell we doing together?
You'll never know how close we came
As I packed my case and said, 'Hey, I'll see you later'
Lyrics submitted by treant
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