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.
When the day is long but something feels wrong
And i just can’t seem to put my finger on it
Same old cloud still follow me around
Try to listen to my own advice
But still falling down trying
Tears of a clown still crying
Outside fine but inside dying
Soundly she puts her arms around me
Pulls my head against her chest
And says please my love please rest your mind
This life is but a dream
Know you’re not alone because i know what you mean
Look at you there’s no surprise
Don’t like when it’s sets but loves when it rises
Look at me always waking up late
So it seems sunsets are strictly my fate
And look at you with the love in your eyes
And waiting for what’s coming over the horizon
Look at me got stuck up a tree of
knowledge of good and evil never helped me
And i just can’t seem to put my finger on it
Same old cloud still follow me around
Try to listen to my own advice
But still falling down trying
Tears of a clown still crying
Outside fine but inside dying
Soundly she puts her arms around me
Pulls my head against her chest
And says please my love please rest your mind
This life is but a dream
Know you’re not alone because i know what you mean
Look at you there’s no surprise
Don’t like when it’s sets but loves when it rises
Look at me always waking up late
So it seems sunsets are strictly my fate
And look at you with the love in your eyes
And waiting for what’s coming over the horizon
Look at me got stuck up a tree of
knowledge of good and evil never helped me
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