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.
Nagai michi wa magatte koko e kiteru
Sono saki ni mo tsuzuku
Toki dake ga shizuka ni kizanda
Otona ni narikakete yamete shimatta
Kokoro no uchigawa de
Nanmaimo no kagami wo mitsuketa
Anata ni au yorokobi
Anata ni au setsunasa yori kurushii no wa
Mada watashi no kokoro no naka ni
Kuukyo na ishi ga hisomu kara
Ikite iku tame dake ni umarete kita
Hoka ni imi ga aru no
Sore ga nanika ai to iu kotoba ka
Michi no hashi de yabureta posutaa ni
Kakarete iru kotoba ni me wo yaru
"Ai wa koko ni kami wa anata no naka ni"
Soko de togireteru
Uchuu no saki tamashii no hate de
Kono nikutai no naka kara
Hibiki ga umarete anata ni tadoritsuite
Kyoumei suru kotoba no imi wo
Koete hirogaru
Anata ni au yorokobi
Anata ni au setsunasa yori kurushii no wa
Mada watashi no kokoro no naka ni
Kuukyo na ishi ga hisomu kara
Sono saki ni mo tsuzuku
Toki dake ga shizuka ni kizanda
Otona ni narikakete yamete shimatta
Kokoro no uchigawa de
Nanmaimo no kagami wo mitsuketa
Anata ni au yorokobi
Anata ni au setsunasa yori kurushii no wa
Mada watashi no kokoro no naka ni
Kuukyo na ishi ga hisomu kara
Ikite iku tame dake ni umarete kita
Hoka ni imi ga aru no
Sore ga nanika ai to iu kotoba ka
Michi no hashi de yabureta posutaa ni
Kakarete iru kotoba ni me wo yaru
"Ai wa koko ni kami wa anata no naka ni"
Soko de togireteru
Uchuu no saki tamashii no hate de
Kono nikutai no naka kara
Hibiki ga umarete anata ni tadoritsuite
Kyoumei suru kotoba no imi wo
Koete hirogaru
Anata ni au yorokobi
Anata ni au setsunasa yori kurushii no wa
Mada watashi no kokoro no naka ni
Kuukyo na ishi ga hisomu kara
Lyrics submitted by AidanDies
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Resonance (Empty Stone)
The long road bends, coming towards here And continuing on past Time alone quietly ticked away
I have stopped growing up In my heart I found many mirrors
What hurts more than the joy And pain of meeting you Is the empty stone Lurking in my heart
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