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.
Here we go again
Another night of being bummed
I'll keep to myself, avoid the sun
And cancel plans with everyone I know
'Cause it's just how it always ends
Our bond will break 'cause you can't relate
To anyone, to anything at all
You brought your worst, and I'm right here (right here)
No, I've seen it all
And it's never been so clear
You're not the person that I knew back then (back then)
It's all too late to set things straight, 'cause everything has been
You're not the person that I knew back then
Let's try and act like this didn't happen
Follow your friends like you ever had them
You still know me
Still not cut out for this sort of thing
Never wanted to be caught in between
I need constant reminders of everything
(So what?) It's who I am
I played it off so well
I just hold it in no matter how I've been
So nobody, nobody can tell
You brought your worst, and I'm right here (right here)
No, I've seen it all
And it's never been so clear
You're not the person that I knew back then (back then)
It's all too late to set things straight, 'cause everything has been
You're not the person that I knew back then
Let's try and act like this didn't happen
Follow your friends like you ever had them
I won't sleep 'til the break of dawn (break of dawn)
Can't let our problems find me here
So everybody, come on
You brought your worst, and I'm right here
No, I've seen it all
And it's never been so clear
You're not the person that I knew back then (back then)
It's all too late to set things straight, 'cause everything has been
You're not the person that I knew back then
Let's try and act like this didn't happen
Follow your friends like you ever had them
(You're not the person that I knew back then)
(It's all too late to set things straight, 'cause everything has been)
(You're not the person that I knew back then)
(Let's try and act like this didn't happen)
(Follow your friends like you ever had them)
Another night of being bummed
I'll keep to myself, avoid the sun
And cancel plans with everyone I know
'Cause it's just how it always ends
Our bond will break 'cause you can't relate
To anyone, to anything at all
You brought your worst, and I'm right here (right here)
No, I've seen it all
And it's never been so clear
You're not the person that I knew back then (back then)
It's all too late to set things straight, 'cause everything has been
You're not the person that I knew back then
Let's try and act like this didn't happen
Follow your friends like you ever had them
You still know me
Still not cut out for this sort of thing
Never wanted to be caught in between
I need constant reminders of everything
(So what?) It's who I am
I played it off so well
I just hold it in no matter how I've been
So nobody, nobody can tell
You brought your worst, and I'm right here (right here)
No, I've seen it all
And it's never been so clear
You're not the person that I knew back then (back then)
It's all too late to set things straight, 'cause everything has been
You're not the person that I knew back then
Let's try and act like this didn't happen
Follow your friends like you ever had them
I won't sleep 'til the break of dawn (break of dawn)
Can't let our problems find me here
So everybody, come on
You brought your worst, and I'm right here
No, I've seen it all
And it's never been so clear
You're not the person that I knew back then (back then)
It's all too late to set things straight, 'cause everything has been
You're not the person that I knew back then
Let's try and act like this didn't happen
Follow your friends like you ever had them
(You're not the person that I knew back then)
(It's all too late to set things straight, 'cause everything has been)
(You're not the person that I knew back then)
(Let's try and act like this didn't happen)
(Follow your friends like you ever had them)
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Real lyrics should be closer to
Here we go again, Another night of being bummed I'll keep to myself, avoid the sun and cancel plans with everyone
I know 'cause this is how it always ends, our bond will break 'Cause you can't relate to anyone, to anything at all.
You brought your worst and I"m right here Now I've seen it all And it's never been so clear
You're not the person I knew back then It's all to late to set things straight, because everything has been.
You're not the person that I knew back when, So lets try and act like this didn't happen Move on with your friends Like you ever had them
But you still know me, Still not cut out for this sort of thing Never one to be caught in between I need constant reminders of everything. (So what?!)
So what? It's who I am, But I think I've played it off so well I just hold it in no matter how I've been so no body can tell.
You brought your worst and I"m right here Now I've seen it all And it's never been so clear
You're not the person I knew back then It's all to late to set things straight, because everything has been.
I won't sleep till the break of dawn. I can't let our problems find me here, so everybody come on!
In AP magazine Jeremy said that this is about what was going on in his relationship with his ex-girlfriend of 4 years near the end of their relationship. He moved out of their shared apartment and in with parents again. Overall he said he tries to convey throughout the record that he was too involved with work to be with someone.
i think it's about a boy & a girl who were really in love but eventhough, broke up since they just can't go on with the relationship, because they often fight + she can't releate to his family & friends
because he loves her so much, he always retreats, and cancels plans he had just to be with her
oh how much i can relate to this song....
You and me both buddy.
me too bud
also, this line
I need constant reminders of everything. (So what?!)
is cause Jeremy has a TERRIBLE short term memory. Sweet how he incorporated that
I agree with goregoregadget. She ended up being someone completely different in the end. My favorite lines are
You brought your worst and I"m right here Now I've seen it all And it's never been so clear
...like she screwed him over but he's still standing and he says the real her which is most likely a bitch.
I think it's kind of about being used as a shoulder to cry on, then when she's over it, she's a fake bitch you didn't know before haha. Hence, "You brought your worst and I'm right here, Now I've seen it all, and its never been so clear. You're not the person that I knew back then" Same situation happened to me. When she was in pieces, I was always there to put her back on her feet, even if it meant canceling plans, like the song says. And then when she found out she could stay on her own two feet, I got left in the dust.
i think its about someone he was with and loved but then things changed they broke up and the next time they saw each other she was a whole new person most likely a bad one at that
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