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.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Its 3 am, I can't sleep
Too late to call this is not like me
But I'm still lifted from the tattoo on the small of your back
The angle of your chin when you were looking back
See, god you're beautiful and I'm still coming down
I'd like a one-night stand, but you had to stick around
But I'm still floating on the perfume you left on my sheets
I haven't changed a thing since you abandoned me
Tonight I stare out the window?
Knowing I'll never again be alone
Last night you changed my life
And I was stuck in the moment that you kissed me the first time
Last night you saved my life with your love
Saved my life
Last night you saved my life
Your fingernails running down my spine
All day I hear your voice like velvet in my mind
It's like I knew you all my life even though we just met
My children in your eyes, something you don't expect
I had to stop myself from calling all day long
I'm glad you called me first, I wanted to be strong
But you were laughing because I answered after just one ring
I tried to play it off
But you knew everything
Last night you changed my life
And I was stuck in the moment that you kissed me the first time
Last night you saved my life with your love
Saved my life (saved my life)
Last night you saved my life with your love
Last night you saved my life (saved my life)
Last night you saved my life
Ohh yeah
I stare at the sky looking for the morning sun
Can't wait to tell you you're the only one
Last night you saved my life
And I was stuck in the moment you kissed me the first time
Last night you saved my life with your love
Saved my life (saved my life)
Last night you changed my life
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Its 3 am, I can't sleep
Too late to call this is not like me
But I'm still lifted from the tattoo on the small of your back
The angle of your chin when you were looking back
See, god you're beautiful and I'm still coming down
I'd like a one-night stand, but you had to stick around
But I'm still floating on the perfume you left on my sheets
I haven't changed a thing since you abandoned me
Tonight I stare out the window?
Knowing I'll never again be alone
Last night you changed my life
And I was stuck in the moment that you kissed me the first time
Last night you saved my life with your love
Saved my life
Last night you saved my life
Your fingernails running down my spine
All day I hear your voice like velvet in my mind
It's like I knew you all my life even though we just met
My children in your eyes, something you don't expect
I had to stop myself from calling all day long
I'm glad you called me first, I wanted to be strong
But you were laughing because I answered after just one ring
I tried to play it off
But you knew everything
Last night you changed my life
And I was stuck in the moment that you kissed me the first time
Last night you saved my life with your love
Saved my life (saved my life)
Last night you saved my life with your love
Last night you saved my life (saved my life)
Last night you saved my life
Ohh yeah
I stare at the sky looking for the morning sun
Can't wait to tell you you're the only one
Last night you saved my life
And I was stuck in the moment you kissed me the first time
Last night you saved my life with your love
Saved my life (saved my life)
Last night you changed my life
Lyrics submitted by soldatdusilence
Last Night You Saved My Life Lyrics as written by Billy Mann Jesse Harris
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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