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.
Let's get it straight
Let's get it straight from the top
You're beginning with your usual main ingredient
You're good at talking, when you say it
Are you meaning it?
I don't wanna give you my heart if you're not completing it
I'm blown away at how your family,
Your friends just accept it though
No one's ever told you no
Can't expect you to know how to love
When it was something you were never taught
But honesty
Is the one true way to start again
Just be good to yourself
And love goes unspoken
Instead of always broken up
But honestly,
When you're heart decides to let someone in
Just be cautious of the next one
You win
I never wanted to play what was meant to screw me up
But I see you're in to playing it
Makes me feel sorry for the way you like displaying it
And how the truth has really told, you are betraying it
I gotta say
I don't think I ever felt you hold us up
Were you embarrassed by me?
It's something I'm gonna have to pay for
But honesty
Shoulda been the one true way to start again
Just be straight with yourself
And love goes unspoken
Instead of always broken up
But honestly
If your heart decides to feel again
Just be careful of the next one
How completely let down
How completely let down I felt
How completely in awe
When now I can see it all
Now I can see it all
But honesty
Coulda been the one true way to love again
Just be straight with yourself
And love goes unspoken
Instead of always broken up
But honestly
If your heart decides to love again
Just be thankful for the next one
Thankful, thankful, thankful
Yeah,
I'm gonna see it all,
I'm gonna see it all
I can't wait,
I can't wait
I'm gonna keep it up,
I'm gonna keep it up
I can't wait,
I can't wait
I'm gonna see it all,
I'm gonna see it all
I can't wait,
I can't wait
I'm gonna keep it up,
I'm gonna keep it up
I can't wait,
I can't wait
I'm gonna see it all,
I'm gonna see it all
I can't wait,
I can't wait
I'm gonna keep it up,
I'm gonna keep it up
I can't wait,
I can't wait
I'm gonna keep it up,
I'm gonna keep it up,
I'm gonna keep it up,
I'm gonna keep it up
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's get it straight from the top
You're beginning with your usual main ingredient
You're good at talking, when you say it
Are you meaning it?
I don't wanna give you my heart if you're not completing it
I'm blown away at how your family,
Your friends just accept it though
No one's ever told you no
Can't expect you to know how to love
When it was something you were never taught
But honesty
Is the one true way to start again
Just be good to yourself
And love goes unspoken
Instead of always broken up
But honestly,
When you're heart decides to let someone in
Just be cautious of the next one
You win
I never wanted to play what was meant to screw me up
But I see you're in to playing it
Makes me feel sorry for the way you like displaying it
And how the truth has really told, you are betraying it
I gotta say
I don't think I ever felt you hold us up
Were you embarrassed by me?
It's something I'm gonna have to pay for
But honesty
Shoulda been the one true way to start again
Just be straight with yourself
And love goes unspoken
Instead of always broken up
But honestly
If your heart decides to feel again
Just be careful of the next one
How completely let down
How completely let down I felt
How completely in awe
When now I can see it all
Now I can see it all
But honesty
Coulda been the one true way to love again
Just be straight with yourself
And love goes unspoken
Instead of always broken up
But honestly
If your heart decides to love again
Just be thankful for the next one
Thankful, thankful, thankful
Yeah,
I'm gonna see it all,
I'm gonna see it all
I can't wait,
I can't wait
I'm gonna keep it up,
I'm gonna keep it up
I can't wait,
I can't wait
I'm gonna see it all,
I'm gonna see it all
I can't wait,
I can't wait
I'm gonna keep it up,
I'm gonna keep it up
I can't wait,
I can't wait
I'm gonna see it all,
I'm gonna see it all
I can't wait,
I can't wait
I'm gonna keep it up,
I'm gonna keep it up
I can't wait,
I can't wait
I'm gonna keep it up,
I'm gonna keep it up,
I'm gonna keep it up,
I'm gonna keep it up
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Lyrics submitted by DeLyriusylum
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