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.
One day I woke up to find
There was a hole in my mind
I could not be certain or sure
Of anything I knew before
Get up get out stand up and shout your name
Dont be afraid to get in the way again
Dont try to stop like it or not you'll change
You know you only can go further away
When did we forget what we knew
When did we grow up and when did we lose
Everything we were so sure of back then
How do we know it wont happen again
Somewhere an urgency fell from my side
Some time a border between us arrived
That says we are separate and newly defined
It tells us to take it seriously this time
Cos there is no once and for all
Get up get out stand up and shout your name
Dont be afraid to get in the way again
Dont try to stop like it or not youll change
You know you only can go further away
When did we forget what we knew
When did we grow up and when did we lose
Everything we were so sure about then
How do we know it wont happen again
Now I am sure of my place in the world
I raise up my flag and I watch it unfurl
I know what I want and, I think, what is true
And now I am certain of my love for you
But there is no once and for all
There was a hole in my mind
I could not be certain or sure
Of anything I knew before
Get up get out stand up and shout your name
Dont be afraid to get in the way again
Dont try to stop like it or not you'll change
You know you only can go further away
When did we forget what we knew
When did we grow up and when did we lose
Everything we were so sure of back then
How do we know it wont happen again
Somewhere an urgency fell from my side
Some time a border between us arrived
That says we are separate and newly defined
It tells us to take it seriously this time
Cos there is no once and for all
Get up get out stand up and shout your name
Dont be afraid to get in the way again
Dont try to stop like it or not youll change
You know you only can go further away
When did we forget what we knew
When did we grow up and when did we lose
Everything we were so sure about then
How do we know it wont happen again
Now I am sure of my place in the world
I raise up my flag and I watch it unfurl
I know what I want and, I think, what is true
And now I am certain of my love for you
But there is no once and for all
Lyrics submitted by sbarajas416, edited by grewgious
Once and For All Lyrics as written by Che Albrighton Andrew Philip West
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I made mistakes when working on these lyrics. But I try...
Like: 1.putting it into order (columns) 2."somewhere or not you seem far from my side" Maybe? 3."it says we are separate and nullified" Yes, nully is not a word. There for it must.
I'm not sure, I just thought I'd give a side note.
I fixed them from the CD liner notes.