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.
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
I've broken every law
All the words come out my broken jaw
I don't know anything
But then I act like I know everything
Don't wanna talk about it
What do you see when you dream about it?
Well, I have been broke down from my enemies
I'm drifting farther from my memories
And then you take it away
Every day, I'm fighting 'cause I can't leave it
Then I feel the weight and then I come back down
I watch from the sides and try to reach out
Just a little bit closer and then I come back down
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
You tell me what's my name
I'm the same, I've just been rearranged
Smile through a choke inside
Yeah, I've been hiding with nothing to hide
Don't wanna talk about it
What do you see when you dream about it?
Well, I have been broke down from my enemies
Just holding a piece of what's been left of me
And then you take it away
Every day, I'm fighting 'cause I can't leave it
And then I feel the weight and then I come back down
I watch from the sides and try to reach out
Just a little bit closer and then I come back down
Yeah, you're pushing me, pushing me, I can feel it
Just a little bit higher and then I come back down
I'm climbing on people 'cause I've been blinded
And I'm waiting, I'm waiting around
Sometimes, you find yourself waiting
Waiting for someone to come around
And it's hopeless, hoping to be found
Then it arrives and says, "You're perfect, my love"
And I, I know why
I know why, I know why
But you said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know, you don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know, you don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know, you don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
Just take it away, yeah
What you find and heal my broken jaw, yeah
I am here and I've slain my hero, yeah, yeah
What you need is higher than your shame
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
I've broken every law
All the words come out my broken jaw
I don't know anything
But then I act like I know everything
Don't wanna talk about it
What do you see when you dream about it?
Well, I have been broke down from my enemies
I'm drifting farther from my memories
And then you take it away
Every day, I'm fighting 'cause I can't leave it
Then I feel the weight and then I come back down
I watch from the sides and try to reach out
Just a little bit closer and then I come back down
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
You tell me what's my name
I'm the same, I've just been rearranged
Smile through a choke inside
Yeah, I've been hiding with nothing to hide
Don't wanna talk about it
What do you see when you dream about it?
Well, I have been broke down from my enemies
Just holding a piece of what's been left of me
And then you take it away
Every day, I'm fighting 'cause I can't leave it
And then I feel the weight and then I come back down
I watch from the sides and try to reach out
Just a little bit closer and then I come back down
Yeah, you're pushing me, pushing me, I can feel it
Just a little bit higher and then I come back down
I'm climbing on people 'cause I've been blinded
And I'm waiting, I'm waiting around
Sometimes, you find yourself waiting
Waiting for someone to come around
And it's hopeless, hoping to be found
Then it arrives and says, "You're perfect, my love"
And I, I know why
I know why, I know why
But you said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know, you don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know, you don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know, you don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
You said, "I don't know"
Just take it away, yeah
What you find and heal my broken jaw, yeah
I am here and I've slain my hero, yeah, yeah
What you need is higher than your shame
Lyrics submitted by DaphneBotDan, edited by austinma, Mellow_Harsher, MCSMeister
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This song is about having someone there to help you when you've made a mistake, said something wrong, or just plain messed up.
In the first verse, Mark points out the mistake he had made, Being a "broken jaw" (possibly meaning he lied about something or slipped the trust of somebody and sold them out or something along those lines.) This is re-confirmed as he says "I don't know anything but then I act like I know everything"
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The Chorus has a message along the same lines as he tries to dig himself out of the pit only to "come back down"
The second verse is his friend/lover/acquaintance trying to help him or is trying to find what's wrong while Mark hides his feelings even though it's pointless with the lines "Smile through, I choke inside, yea I've been hiding with nothing to hide"
'Sometimes you find yourself waiting waiting for someone To come around and it's hopeless Hoping to be found Then it arrives and says "you're perfect my love"'
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