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.
There was a time when I was young
A boy with bold ambitions
There was a time when I could tell
The crooked from the wicked one
There was a song that someone sung
A hint of recognition
There was a time I knew you
Well enough to know you won't be gone
Come with me tonight
Tell me how it feels to be alive
There was a time I had respect
A name of reputation
There was a time when I could
Watch myself without being disgraced
Come with me tonight
Let us find a place where we can hide
Come into the night
Let me show you how we stay alive
"The word 'incubus' means 'to lie on,' and it was believed that any heavy feeling in bed, such as a weight pressing down on your chest, especially accompanied by nightmares, was a sure sign that an incubus had attempted to have nocturnal intercourse with you. Given the religious fervor of the Middle Ages, it is not altogether surprising that the idea of a demon lover was believed to account for this phenomenon."
A boy with bold ambitions
There was a time when I could tell
The crooked from the wicked one
There was a song that someone sung
A hint of recognition
There was a time I knew you
Well enough to know you won't be gone
Come with me tonight
Tell me how it feels to be alive
There was a time I had respect
A name of reputation
There was a time when I could
Watch myself without being disgraced
Come with me tonight
Let us find a place where we can hide
Come into the night
Let me show you how we stay alive
"The word 'incubus' means 'to lie on,' and it was believed that any heavy feeling in bed, such as a weight pressing down on your chest, especially accompanied by nightmares, was a sure sign that an incubus had attempted to have nocturnal intercourse with you. Given the religious fervor of the Middle Ages, it is not altogether surprising that the idea of a demon lover was believed to account for this phenomenon."
Lyrics submitted by Aryal
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