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.
Hmm
Last week my life had meanin'
It was beautiful and so sweet
But now it's nothin', nothin' without you, baby
My whole world is incomplete
'Cause honey, I can't see you no more
That was all that you said, baby
But you just might as well have
Placed a gun to my head, baby, baby, baby, baby, yeah
My whole world ended the moment you left me
Oh, yes, it did, baby, I'm tellin' you
My whole world ended the moment you left me
I seen it crumblin' when you left me, baby
Oh, yeah
Yes, it did
Did you ever mean those sweet things
Ah, that you used to say (Do you mean a word)
Of a house with a lovely, a lovely garden
And a little baby someday
Oh, tell me where did I go wrong, baby
Whatever changed your mind
Now I sit and I ask myself this question
Over a million times, baby, baby, baby, ooh, Lord, yeah
My whole world ended the moment you left me
Yes, it did, I said it did, baby, I want to tell you
My whole world ended the moment you left me
Ooh, Lord, I seen it tumble down to the ground, yes, it did
Ooh, baby
Now my body is so numb
And I still feel
I feel so senseless to your touch
Yes, I do now
My life is wasted, it's wasted, finished without you
'Cause I guess I loved you much too much
Oh, baby, tell me how can I face tomorrow
When it's yesterday that's all I see
And I just don't want to face tomorrow, baby
Cause you're not sharin' it with me, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby
My whole world ended the moment you left me, yeah, baby
My whole world ended the moment you left me, yeah, baby
My whole world ended the moment you left me, yeah, baby
My whole world ended the moment you left me, yeah, baby
Last week my life had meanin'
It was beautiful and so sweet
But now it's nothin', nothin' without you, baby
My whole world is incomplete
'Cause honey, I can't see you no more
That was all that you said, baby
But you just might as well have
Placed a gun to my head, baby, baby, baby, baby, yeah
My whole world ended the moment you left me
Oh, yes, it did, baby, I'm tellin' you
My whole world ended the moment you left me
I seen it crumblin' when you left me, baby
Oh, yeah
Yes, it did
Did you ever mean those sweet things
Ah, that you used to say (Do you mean a word)
Of a house with a lovely, a lovely garden
And a little baby someday
Oh, tell me where did I go wrong, baby
Whatever changed your mind
Now I sit and I ask myself this question
Over a million times, baby, baby, baby, ooh, Lord, yeah
My whole world ended the moment you left me
Yes, it did, I said it did, baby, I want to tell you
My whole world ended the moment you left me
Ooh, Lord, I seen it tumble down to the ground, yes, it did
Ooh, baby
Now my body is so numb
And I still feel
I feel so senseless to your touch
Yes, I do now
My life is wasted, it's wasted, finished without you
'Cause I guess I loved you much too much
Oh, baby, tell me how can I face tomorrow
When it's yesterday that's all I see
And I just don't want to face tomorrow, baby
Cause you're not sharin' it with me, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby
My whole world ended the moment you left me, yeah, baby
My whole world ended the moment you left me, yeah, baby
My whole world ended the moment you left me, yeah, baby
My whole world ended the moment you left me, yeah, baby
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