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.
Taking a ride to another climb
Knees in my back 'cause we're flying high
Did I give it all?
I guess I gave it all
Seeing the mountains through the fog
Watching a film with a talking dog
'Cause if I fall
Then I guess I fall
[Repeat: x4]
Hawaiian air
Leaving the world down beneath the clouds
Hawaiian notes, don't need no pounds
Did I give them all?
Oh, did I give them all?
Ache in my leg from a broken seat
Skipping the meal for a G&T
'Cause if I fall
I'm beggin' not to fall
[Repeat: x4]
Hawaiian air
Touchin' down
Hit the ground
I'm breathin' new air
Gonna take this all in
Gonna take this all in
As we land, you pinch my hand
I'm still here
Gonna take this all in
Gonna take this all in
Up in the sky on a lunar bound
Steel guitar and the melly sound
Did I give it all?
I guess I gave it all
Feeling the shapes keeps me reticent
Stuck in my seat from the turbulence
And if I fall
Then I fall
Breaking open skies of green earths
Deserts,
In our eyes we're falling
Our hearts in our ?
Touchin' down
Hit the ground
I'm breatin' new air
Gonna take this all in
Gonna take this all in
As we land, you pinch my hand
I'm still here
Gonna take this all in
Gonna take this all in
As the wheels, hit the ground
I'm breathing Hawaiian air
Gonna take this all in
Gonna take this all in
As the heat fills my lungs
I'm breathing Hawaiian air
Gonna take this all in
Gonna take this all in
[Repeat: x4]
Hawaiian air
Knees in my back 'cause we're flying high
Did I give it all?
I guess I gave it all
Seeing the mountains through the fog
Watching a film with a talking dog
'Cause if I fall
Then I guess I fall
[Repeat: x4]
Hawaiian air
Leaving the world down beneath the clouds
Hawaiian notes, don't need no pounds
Did I give them all?
Oh, did I give them all?
Ache in my leg from a broken seat
Skipping the meal for a G&T
'Cause if I fall
I'm beggin' not to fall
[Repeat: x4]
Hawaiian air
Touchin' down
Hit the ground
I'm breathin' new air
Gonna take this all in
Gonna take this all in
As we land, you pinch my hand
I'm still here
Gonna take this all in
Gonna take this all in
Up in the sky on a lunar bound
Steel guitar and the melly sound
Did I give it all?
I guess I gave it all
Feeling the shapes keeps me reticent
Stuck in my seat from the turbulence
And if I fall
Then I fall
Breaking open skies of green earths
Deserts,
In our eyes we're falling
Our hearts in our ?
Touchin' down
Hit the ground
I'm breatin' new air
Gonna take this all in
Gonna take this all in
As we land, you pinch my hand
I'm still here
Gonna take this all in
Gonna take this all in
As the wheels, hit the ground
I'm breathing Hawaiian air
Gonna take this all in
Gonna take this all in
As the heat fills my lungs
I'm breathing Hawaiian air
Gonna take this all in
Gonna take this all in
[Repeat: x4]
Hawaiian air
Lyrics submitted by 60_miles_an_hour, edited by CNreal
Hawaiian Air Lyrics as written by Edward John Frederick Gibson Edward David Huw Macfarlane
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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