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.
If we got to know each other well enough we might end up as friends
I get along with everyone but recently I'm spent
I'm most happy when I'm dreaming of success
And all my good friends call me wilderness
Well every book I read gives different reasons to be free
And I'm being asked to say goodbye to the man I'll never be
I'm actually fine with how things are turning out, I guess
And all my good friends call me wilderness
I plan to be the guy who when he drinks, he disappoints
They'll say 'you'll kill yourself before you know it'
Well isn't that the point? To make it all the more easier to digest?
And all my good friends call me wilderness
And I'm waiting for the day I can explain myself to you
But just because it's honest, well that doesn't make it true
And that's the answer to the questions we have left
And all my good friends call me wilderness
Well I've found all my answers in a plan to be a star
To shine along in the sunrise towards which I lend no part
I'm not invited, but I hope they're having guests
And all my good friends call me wilderness
I get along with everyone but recently I'm spent
I'm most happy when I'm dreaming of success
And all my good friends call me wilderness
Well every book I read gives different reasons to be free
And I'm being asked to say goodbye to the man I'll never be
I'm actually fine with how things are turning out, I guess
And all my good friends call me wilderness
I plan to be the guy who when he drinks, he disappoints
They'll say 'you'll kill yourself before you know it'
Well isn't that the point? To make it all the more easier to digest?
And all my good friends call me wilderness
And I'm waiting for the day I can explain myself to you
But just because it's honest, well that doesn't make it true
And that's the answer to the questions we have left
And all my good friends call me wilderness
Well I've found all my answers in a plan to be a star
To shine along in the sunrise towards which I lend no part
I'm not invited, but I hope they're having guests
And all my good friends call me wilderness
Lyrics submitted by calendargirl
Wilderness Lyrics as written by Taylor P/k/a Simon Dawes Goldsmith
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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