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.
You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always be around
You are the apple of my eye
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Forever you'll stay in my heart
I feel like this is the beginning
Though I've loved you a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears
You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always stay around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart
You must have known
You must have known that I was lonely
Because you came to my rescue
I know that this must be in heaven
How could so much love be inside of you?
Inside of you
You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always
That's why I'll always be around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart
Forever you'll stay om my heart
Because you are the sunshine
You are the sunshine
You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always be around
That's why I'll always be around
You are the apple of my eye
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Forever you'll stay in my heart
I feel like this is the beginning
Though I've loved you a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears
You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always stay around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart
You must have known
You must have known that I was lonely
Because you came to my rescue
I know that this must be in heaven
How could so much love be inside of you?
Inside of you
You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always
That's why I'll always be around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart
Forever you'll stay om my heart
Because you are the sunshine
You are the sunshine
You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always be around
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You Are the Sunshine of My Life Lyrics as written by Stevie Wonder
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